Goodbye, Big Tech. Hello, Vivaldi 4.0! ๐Ÿ’ช

A privacy-friendly foursome just landed in your browser:

๐Ÿ”  Vivaldi Translate powered by @lingvanex
๐Ÿ“ซ Mail Beta
๐Ÿ“… Calendar Beta
๐Ÿ” Feed Reader Beta

A thread on this enormous update๐Ÿ‘‡

vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-4โ€ฆ
The star of the show โ€“ Vivaldi Translate. A privacy-friendly translation tool built into our desktop and Android browsers powered by @lingvanex.

It's hosted on our servers in Iceland, meaning no more third-parties snooping on your translations. ๐Ÿฆ

Convenience, meet privacy ๐Ÿค
Vivaldi Mail Beta is a powerhouse. It's a full-blown email client built into the browser. A new hub for managing all of your accounts in one unified Inbox.

Zero tracking, deep functionality. No one reading your emails for profit.

Also... Vivaldi's tabs + Mail =๐Ÿ”ฅ
Say hello ๐Ÿ‘‹ to Vivaldi Calendar, now in beta as well. Because where would we be without our calendars?

Manage a private calendar locally on your machine, or use it to house your many, many web calendars.

vivaldi.com/features/calenโ€ฆ
Skip the algorithms. Skip "promoted" content.

Vivaldi Feed Reader beta lets you get content direct from your favorite places. Everything you want. Nothing you don't.

vivaldi.com/features/feed-โ€ฆ
Vivaldi 4.0 isnโ€™t messing around.

Get all the details below and download it now for Windows, Mac, or Linux on vivaldi.com. Grab it for Android on @GooglePlay or @Uptodown

๐Ÿ‘‰ vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-4โ€ฆ
How much Vivaldi do you want? ๐Ÿค—

Jump start your perfect browser experience with our 3 new default layouts: Essentials, Classic & Fully Loaded.

Pick your level to access the features you need from the interface.

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5 Jun 19
Recently, @Google announced a change to Chromiumsโ€™s extensions system that would disable the API which makes it possible to block ads. Hereโ€™s what we think.

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@Google The phasing out of the webRequest API would break the technology many ad blocking apps such as @AdblockPlus, @uBlockOrigin, and @Ghostery run on.

An alternative API is being developed but for now, it wonโ€™t fully replace the webRequest API.
Surprise, surprise โ€“ the response was loud and clear! Many of you. Users and extension developers alike have criticized Google for limiting the usersโ€™ ability to browse the web ad-free.
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Your browser is (probably) one of the apps you use most throughout the day. What can it do to protect your privacy online? Let's take a look.

โ†’ vi.tc/2CICDnZ

#privacy #Security #YourBrowserMatters
Your browser:

1. Secures your connection to websites.

When you connect to a secure (https) website, your browser establishes a secure connection with that website. All data is encrypted so that only the browser and the website can see what is being sent over the connection. ๐Ÿ”’ The site info pane in Vivaldi browser
2. It checks for certificates.

Your browser checks the certificates sent by the website to make sure youโ€™re connecting to the real domain. That stops attackers from pretending to be that website. Simply put, an attacker will not have the websiteโ€™s certificate.
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