
Select the “Settings” icon (a cog) in the left side menu. If you didn’t switch the tracking blocker on when you installed Opera, and you want to enable it now, you’ll have to switch it on manually. The browser also offers a free VPN, which, according to the company, encrypts any data passing through public Wi-Fi and routes it through a remote server. In fact, when you first install it, the welcome screen gives you a chance to toggle the ad-blocker on immediately.
Opera is not a newcomer to the browser wars it’s been around as an alternative to the more well-known browsers since 1995.