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Proton just released a VPN extension for chrome and firefox (protonvpn.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Obez@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Not sure if it was just released today, but I got the email update about it just now. I'm pretty excited about this because I mostly just want VPN for web browsing, and the linux app kinda sucks.

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[–] MaineDPC@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the advantage of using the VPN via the browser extension instead of the VPN app (in my case, the MacOS app)?

[–] Obez@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

VPN can sometimes be unreliable. I've gotten disconnected from zoom meetings when using the zoom app and a system wide VPN. Also have lagged during online gaming. The extension could be useful if you are only looking to increase web browsing privacy, while keeping a better network connection for other programs.