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The source of this post is this article from a site called dr.dk. Maybe someone can double check the validity of it.

Danmark forberedte sig på muligt angreb fra USA [Danish language - no native translation] https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenland/danmark-forbered...

Google translated URL: https://www-dr-dk.translate.goog/nyheder/indland/groenland/d...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_(broadcaster)

>DR is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise.


Danish public broadcaster. Probably the best reputation in the world on Danish news.

I often use Opera browser's free proxy they offer for basic browsing or blocked sites. They advertise it as a free VPN but it's merely a proxy. As far as I know, it's unlimited traffic and you can choose the region it connects to.

Edge also has some Microsoft VPN with a very small amount of bandwidth for the free tier.

I'm fine with this kind of stuff as long as people are aware it doesn't offer the same connectivity as a full paid VPN.


> They advertise it as a free VPN but it's merely a proxy.

What's the difference when you're accessing it through a browser?

> I'm fine with this kind of stuff as long as people are aware it doesn't offer the same connectivity as a full paid VPN.

Are you talking about it not reaching out and affecting other programs, or is there a restriction within the browser?


In the Firefox case, no difference. It doesn’t encrypt traffic from your device outside of Firefox but for whatever you do inside of Firefox it’s == VPN.

In Opera, with their "VPN" it only affects traffic within the browser and it sounds like that's the same thing Firefox will offer.

A proxy isn't as secure as a full VPN. I had previously read a really good article on it but I hunted and hunted but couldn't find it.

This explains it well enough though:

https://www.quora.com/Is-Opera-browser-with-built-in-VPN-a-g...

However, reading the write up from Opera it's actually pretty decent tech that they've had audited by a third party and the whole nine:

Why browsing with Opera’s VPN is safer https://blogs.opera.com/security/2025/07/opera-vpn-is-safe/

Hopefully no one will start with the whole "they're Chinese owned" argument. If anybody is still on that whole trip, see this (and go watch SomeOrdinaryGamer's video on the subject) but in short it's really nothing to worry about.

Debunking misinformation about Opera’s browsers https://blogs.opera.com/security/2023/07/debunking-spyware-m...


> it only affects traffic within the browser

Yes because it's VPN for the browser. I can do the same kind of targeting with most VPN software. Applying it to specific programs doesn't make it stop being a VPN.

> This explains it well enough though:

Which answer? The dumb bot that contradicts itself? The first human answer says it is a VPN. Though that "cyber security expert" is also not someone I would trust since they seem to think AES 128 versus 256 is actually an important difference.

The first human "no" says it's not encrypted and I don't believe that for a second.

To say more about the bot answer, it basically repeats three times that only Opera traffic goes through the VPN as its main reason. And then it says it "doesn't offer split tunneling". Come on... The rest of the answer isn't much more grounded in reality.


Is an SSH jump server a VPN (or forwarding a port from another machine at VPN)? I'd suggest neither are because it's connection-based rather than setting up a network (with routing etc). Absent a network, it's a proxy (which can be used like some deployments of a VPN).

I see your point, but I think that might label many uses of wireguard in tailscale "not a VPN" because they use imaginary network devices that only exist inside the tailscale process. Saying that would feel very wrong. On the other hand if process internals can be the deciding factor, then optimizing the code one way or the other could change whether a system is "VPN" or "not a VPN" even though it looks exactly the same from the outside. That doesn't feel great either.

And do we even know if Opera uses internal network addresses for its "VPN"?

I think I'm willing to say that routing all internet traffic from a program through a tunnel can be called either a VPN or a proxy.


Really none of these VPNs are VPNs either since they don't establish a virtual private network. They are just tunnels for your internet access. Tailscale is actual VPN software. It simulates a private network.

WireGuard is VPN software. Tailscale is WireGuard-as-a-service.

It comes down to encryption. Proxies aren’t usually encrypted, I don’t know what it does in opera or Firefox’s case.

This reminds me of this old gem from The Onion:

FDA Approves Depressant Drug For The Annoyingly Cheerful [video/NSFW/2:06] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd4tugPM83c


A similarly useful article:

More U.S. Children Being Diagnosed With Youthful Tendency Disorder https://theonion.com/more-u-s-children-being-diagnosed-with-...


Apparently this only works on the OG Xbox One fat from 2013, so maybe a good starting point, but a long way off from the current BadUpdate software mod available on the 360.

Is theft of theft theft?

Who keeps sharing Daily Mail articles on here?

The Daily Mail song https://youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI


I tried their android app that's on Google Play but I can't even login. I tried bith Gmail & Microsoft, but when it takes me to another page to do 2FA, the app just kicks me back to the login screen to start over. Seems poorly integrated OAuth or OpenID.

I remember reading about this from a old school popular fitness site, exrx.net.

Our Experience with a ADA Predatory Litigation A Warning to Other Website Owners and Businesses with Websites https://exrx.net/Notes/PredatoryLitigation


Is it possible to block Samsung updates by blocking connections to Samsung domains/IPs via blocklists/host filtering/DNS?


I just voted blue in Texas today, so we'll see. But, probably keep your expectations low(ish).

Early vote turnout in Texas outpacing past elections, fueled by Democratic primary voters - Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/25/texas-early-voting-t...


Would it be the Senate seat that would be jaw dropping? Or what exactly should I follow?


James Tallerico is seen by many as a bit of a bellwether for how Trumps coalition with the religious right will hold. He's a Presbyterian minister who makes quite a big deal out of opposing Christian nationalism. If he can win Texas it would signal a lot of trouble for MAGA and Republicans in general.


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