straycat19 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Got a warning today that Private Internet Access was disabled because it required more permissions. Initially it stated it needed access to browsing history, but when I went to reenable it a box popped up that stated, "It can now: Read and change all your data on the websites you visit, Manage your downloads, Change your setting that control websites' access to features such as cookies, JavaScript, plugins, geolocation, microphone, camera, etc, and Change your privacy-related settings." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Moved from Security & Privacy News. (Thanks, useful heads-up, but not really News. Better here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Why you don't go ask PIA for tech support instead trying to make up some fake news? I call Bull That's not even windows or Linux that's Andoid and here how to disable them. How to remove the VPN permissions on Android https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/guides/android/android-2/how-to-remove-the-vpn-permissions-on-android I know because I have this VPN on Windows and Linux and don't ask for no privileges like shown above and i also have NORD as well. You claim to be a system admin but you don't even know how to set up a VPN by doing a simple web-search or asking for help at PIA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 7:54 PM, Karlston said: Moved from Security & Privacy News. (Thanks, useful heads-up, but not really News. Better here) It was not news that's for sure and it not PIA''s problem It's the dummy who installed it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 If your having the other problem with the Chrome extension don't use the extension use just use the VPN client if you don't trust PIA that much , The addon is not needed really because all your traffic is all ran trough the vpn without it. Only thing Chrome or Firefox vpn extensions does is change the ip in your browser it's not a real vpn but just a proxy I don't use proxies for privacy no way. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ [–]PIANathanael PIA CS Staff 8 points 2 days ago Hello u/Hanno_Encore, I can definitely realize why that new permission request is concerning! In the latest PIA Chrome extension (v2.1.0) we added a feature to allow the current webpage open in the browser to be added directly to the bypass list. Previously, any additions to the bypass list had to be added manually, so we've added this new function for ease of use. For this feature to work the "tabs" API is utilized to pull the URL of the active tab. To access that API Chrome requires that this new permission be provided, and without it the PIA extension cannot see the tab's URL. We are not recording your browser history and, as always, everything we do is built around our strict no-logging policy. If you need any help using the new extension release or have further questions, feel free to reach out to us at: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/new-ticket https://old.reddit.com/r/PrivateInternetAccess/comments/blytye/pia_addon_on_brave_browser_chromium_is_requesting/emt35vg/ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Edit: I don't use there proxy addon but i tested it and that what your problem is the Chrome API that's not there real vpn software doing that . Browsers VPNs are shit its about like using a VPN on Android when Google already knows who you are because your signed in. If you want Privacy don't use Google Chrome Nord Chrome extension is full of bugs so it's no better ____________________________________________________________________ Mckaizu Kaizu it starting to get frustrated when the best vpn services had annoying bugs that make me feel so angry - extension keep logout itself for some reason - extension showing weird behavior and cause entire browser unable to access any website! to resolve this to remove the extension itself - can't favorite any country or select frequent use country on top list.. instead need to scroll down to find the country every single time I am paid user... I love nordvpn but extension chrome is very bad implementation __________________________________________________________________________________________________ If I want to change ip using a browser i just use tor browser over top of there real vpn software that protects my whole computer . What good is a browser vpn really? if you use download mangers and use kodi like i do they just mess you up because your PC has one ip and your browser will have another and sites wont work and my paid download service would ban me for using more than one ip at once. .Browser VPNs don't work for KODI , J Downloader ,UGet ,IDM or stand alone p2p apps at all. I used PIA and NORD there real vpn software or with open vpn software for years and never had no problems and I download all most 2 TB this year warez alone that's not counting legit downloads. I download and uploaded what ever i want every since i was on dial up , then satellite without a vpn . . It was not tell i got higher speed unlimited i started using a vpn and that was years ago. All this Paranoid crap about services that don't log does my head in while they be parsing Google and/or Microsoft who do log in other post . When they install it in Google spyware do they expect to be able to achieve privacy anyway ? PIA has proved in court more than once they don't log ,no other vpn has done that yet! And they wonder why I don't come on here much no more ! When i go in Windows i don't even expect any privacy so i boot back in Linux as soon as im done doing what ever im in windows for . same as if i used a smart phone witch i don't , unless i was booting real Linux i would expect no privacy there ether . A privacy app don't do much good when the OS is calling home and a privacy app is even less good installed in a browser that calls home . You keep blaming the apps when its the spyware you install it on.fault for requiring such permissions to even run right . Not long ago Google was talking about killing off most all extensions tell people cried about it , they not allowed YouTube extensions on there api in years .There API is a Jail and thats why this post. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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