Microsoft gets rid of the VPN offered via Microsoft Defender. As spotted by The updated company For the protection of privacy, its integrated VPN, to inform users that the service will end on February 28. The VPN has been grouped with Microsoft Defender, which is available for anyone with a Microsoft 365 personal subscription, and it has offered private navigation by “reinstalling your Internet traffic via Microsoft servers”, up to The 50 GB monthly data limit.
In a declaration on the decision published on the assistance page, Microsoft said: “Our goal is to make sure you, and your family remains more online. We regularly assess the use and efficiency of our characteristics. As such, we delete the Privacy Protection functionality and invest in new areas that will be better aligned with customer needs. Android users could always see the Microsoft Defender VPN profile in their settings after the expiration date, which they will have to delete manually if they wish. “The action is not required by Windows, iOS and MacOS users,” notes Microsoft.
The company also claims that it is the only functionality killed for the moment. According to Microsoft, “the features for protecting aircraft and identity and credit supervision (US) will continue”.
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