Why don't VPN providers offer secure cloud based browsers with malvertising protection

[Lenny_Fox]

HI,

Recently I looked around for cheap black friday VPN deals and started to wonder.

Most of them compete on price, while competition should be on server locations and privacy regulations (e.g. a no log policy).

Would not it be logical for a VPN service to offer a secure cloud based (sandboxed) browser also? Possibly also add a buildin advertising and tracking blocker with extra malvertising and phishing protection.

Am I overlooking something as a youngster? What is the take/idea/vision of seasoned forum members on this combination of services?

 

[jetman]

To a certain extent, you get what you pay for with VPNs. The better services on the market (eg Nord, Express) tend to be more expensive than many of their rivals. I’d have more confidence in those services being able to consistently unlock geo-restricted streaming services (such as iPlayer) than others. The more expensive services may also offer better customer support and software for different devices (eg Fire TV) as well as better speeds. . So I think some VPNs do compete on reputation as well as price.

With regards to secure browsers, I think they take a lot of effort to produce and are expensive to maintain. They would probably be less suited to a specialist VPN provider who tries to excel at one type of product. They are probably better suited to the bigger internet security companies (eg Kaspersky) who are in the business of producing generalised security solutions and have the resources to put into browser protection.

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

Not the role of a VPN to offer secure browsers, they offer privacy and eventually anonymity, that is it.
A sandboxed browser (local or remote) has nothing to do with privacy but only security which is isn't a VPN purpose.

Note: the best VPNs (like mullvad or IVPN) don't market themselves and compete on price, they offers quality with full baremetal servers which requires the users to pay a fair price, unlike those weak virtual-based servers offered by heavily advertised companies like Nord.

Ads-blocking, they could do it, some may already do via their DNS filtering, but still it isn't a VPN purpose, you have extensions and applications for that.

VPNs providers have few developers just for their client and don't have the financial resources nor financial interest to invest in perpetual development of browsers or ads blockers.

 

[omidomi]

@Umbra is totally True , another way is see the historic of Owners Company of Vpns ....

 

[simmerskool]

agree with umbra, and also note that ivpn now does have an antitracker built-in which works and a hardcore_antitracker, which seems to defeat google tracking... of course you pay with ivpn, but I don't mind.

 

[Lenny_Fox]

Thx

I thought when you are already using a VPN server it is a small step to offer a sandboxed browser on that same server in the cloud also, but had not thought of the fact that
a) Software based service is a totally different ball game than hardware
b) Many VPN providers don't own the backbone server network, but just buy network capacity

Thx for the insights

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

You already have some services offering virtual remote browsers, just used them then, no need a VPN company to do it.

 

[Antus67]

Umbra makes a valid and good point these VPN services need to focus on improving, tighting their product

 

[Azure]

Something like this?

Windscribe

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[oldschool]

Something like this?

Windscribe

Your online privacy is under attack. Windscribe sets you free.

windscribe.com

Yeah, something like this:

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

Yeah, something like this: View attachment 230299

Indeed this kind of site must be whitelisted ! they are the men best friends !

 

[brambedkar59]

Yeah, something like this: View attachment 230299

I think this needs some more testing. So many sites. I volunteer for this important project, for the good of humankind.

 

[Handsome Recluse]

Yeah, something like this: View attachment 230299

We only watch quality.