It’s official, the Microsoft Edge embedded browser of Windows 10 and Windows 11 will offer a free VPN. Be careful though, there will be limits that NordVPN does not know for example.
Having a free VPN via your browser should indeed intrigue Microsoft Edge users. That’s why People Act Magazine, like its colleagues at jeuxvideo.com, wants you to know all the details of this exceptional offer.
Microsoft Edge is encroaching on NordVPN territory
Microsoft Edge users, and internet users in general, won’t need us to explain what a VPN is. But to put it simply, VPN is an anagram of Virtual Private Network. It is therefore a type of computer network that allows the user’s navigation to be protected.
Microsoft is reportedly about to add a free VPN directly to its Edge browser under the name Microsoft Edge Secure Network. Like what is offered by the Opera browser, the VPN used by Microsoft would be free, but limited … https://t.co/T48cryjz6k
— Numbers (@lesnums) May 2, 2022
Technically, this involves creating a fake IP address so that the user cannot be geolocated. This feature can not only protect the user and their data, but also allow them to access digital catalogs that are not accessible from their current country. For example, accessing the Netflix catalog in the United States from your couch in France.
So far, the king of VPNs remains NordVPN. One subscription to this software can cover up to six devices. Moreover, it does not only offer to create a virtual IP address to protect your data. As for Microsoft Edge, readers of People Act Magazine probably won’t need this clarification, but it is indeed a web browser.
And not just any web browser, since the web has recently made the rounds. Indeed, it could soon be the first browser from Microsoft to integrate a free VPN into its services.
A free VPN built into the Microsoft Edge browser…. https://t.co/OT7mXYrdKx#Edge #Navigator #Microsoft. pic.twitter.com/aItWMTda83
— AboukamNet (Blog-Tech) (@AboukamNet) April 30, 2022
If that were all it took, we would be at the dawn of a small revolution. And maybe even, if we exaggerate, the collapse of paid VPN services. But this case is more complicated than that.
Important limitations of Secure Network
Will those who use Microsoft Edge and NordVPN reconsider their subscriptions? Indeed, it is only for a handful of euros per month that Internet users can take advantage of NordVPN’s services. Moreover, they can regularly get promotional codes on the videos of their favorite youtubers.
But will all of that become pointless now that Microsoft Edge has its own VPN? Microsoft Edge’s web browsing protection feature, Secure Network, gets a boost.
#Microsoft #Edge could soon integrate a #VPN!#CyberSecurity #cybersecurity https://t.co/I57t84OZVC via @01net
— Leolabo (@PatriceLopez83) April 30, 2022
The platform does not specify that it is a VPN strictly speaking.
But the features it promotes are the same as NordVPN. These include the establishment of an encrypted tunnel and the creation of a virtual IP address whose location can be identified in a country other than that of the user.
Such a free service could therefore harm NordVPN and its competitors. But as People Act Magazine mentioned above, Microsoft Edge VPN has its limitations. The browser’s Secure Network feature only allows users 1 GB of data per month.
Beyond that, the service becomes chargeable. And it is not with such a small amount of data that users will be able to enjoy their Netflix subscription internationally. Nevertheless, in the next few days, it will be possible to have the first feedback from this experience. Feedback that will undoubtedly allow Microsoft to continue to improve its services.
Of course, like our colleagues at jeuxvideo.com, we are eager to hear this feedback. Microsoft Edge opens a door to free VPNs with Secure Network. A door that could then be taken by NordVPN itself or by other equally important browsers such as Microsoft’s.
In a few years, it might not even be necessary to think about paying for a VPN service. Data protection is indeed one of the most important issues for Internet users and those who provide them with such services.