Windows 10: Opera browser any good since being bought out by Qihoo 360

I got confirmation from opera software on twitter here is what they said i think all is a ok and i might use it *Smile


Hi, yes part of the business has been bought by a chinese company but the browser is still built in europe and thus underlies european privacy law. /Rosi

 

so what you all think with the response from opera i posted think it's ok to use it ?.

 

I suppose it boils down to a matter of trust. Did you know that Bruce Lawson and all but one of his team of engineers quit Opera back in November over the acquisition? They won't say why they left but they're all looking for jobs elsewhere. I suppose it's pointless to speculate but I throw this out as a point of information. I'm using a Lenovo laptop and we know that Lenovo is Chinese made. Could spyware be hidden in this hardware? I suppose but it's highly unlikely. Could spyware be hidden in Opera's coding in spite of it's "being under European regulations"? I suppose but again, it's highly unlikely. Is Opera safe to use? I personally would not use it for any financial transactions... period - no shopping, no banking, nadda. But to browse and read news and so forth? Why not? Go for it.

I do think, however, that you might also want to check out Vivaldi since it is built by former Opera engineers.

 

cool good point i think i might go ahead and give it a try *Smile