If you have the Brave Browser installed on your Windows devices, then you may also have Brave VPN services installed on the machine. Brave installs these services without user consent on Windows devices.

Brave Firewall + VPN is an extra service that Brave users may subscribe to for a monthly fee. Launched in mid-2022, it is a cooperation between Brave Software, maker of Brave Browser, and Guardian, the company that operates the VPN and the firewall solution. The firewall and VPN solution is available for $9.99 per month.

  • whale@lemm.ee
    533·
    10 months ago

    Brave’s VPN is provided by Guardian, a California based corporation. They were recently bought out by DNSFilter, a Washington DC based corporation.

    Nothing says “safe and secure” like sending your data through servers owned by a Washington DC company!

    I guess if you want to use a different VPN, you still can… But Brave’s #1 choice for you will still take up space on your computer and your browser settings.

    • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      Why is a server in Washington DC not safe and secure? I’ll give you private against government snooping it’s not, but it can still be safe and secure.

      • whale@lemm.ee
        82·
        10 months ago

        When the entire point of a VPN is to keep government snooping as far away from your data as possible, a company based in the USA (or any of the “eyes” countries) is generally considered the worst option to go with.

        • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          10 months ago

          But it isn’t the entire point tho, I use it when connected to public wifi networks to keep my connection secure. Sure, not letting your local ISP spy on you and report it to the gov is one but not the entire point.

          • whale@lemm.ee
            41·
            10 months ago

            The vast, vast majority of websites you browse are going to be secure whether you access them on a public Wi-Fi network or not. Everywhere you see a padlock in a browser, you’re using an HTTPS connection, and no third party can see what you’re sending. Not your passwords, not your messages, not even the names of various web pages.

            VPNs only prevent public Wi-Fi network owners from seeing that you’ve gone to various domains, like YouTube.com, but can’t tell them what video you’re watching

            • Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world
              3·
              10 months ago

              Not always. If someone really wanted to, it’s easy to create aan in the middle attack with something like a VPN. Shouldnt really ever trust public wifi with sensitive info. Can easily be sniffed with a little effort

              • whale@lemm.ee
                2·
                10 months ago

                it’s easy to create aan in the middle attack with something like a VPN

                So, like… a Washington DC owned VPN?

                Shouldnt really ever trust public wifi with sensitive info. Can easily be sniffed with a little effort

                Citation needed, but here’s counter-evidence

          • Seudo@lemmy.world
            1·
            10 months ago

            Well, there are 5 governments you should be concidering. Or is it 8? Might be 12 by now…