End of VPN support on Defender: will be removed end of Feb-2025

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So not only we get an “AI” price hike on O365 subscription, but now the VPN service will be discontinued.

Microsoft Defender 50GB VPN service (outgoing IP range was from Microsoft) is going away.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/end-of-support-privacy-protection-vpn-in-microsoft-defender-for-individuals-8b503da5-732a-4472-833a-e2ddca53036a

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Another proud entry into the graveyard https://killedbymicrosoft.info/

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TIL there was a product called Defender VPN.

I’ve never heard/seen this product discussed or advertised anywhere.

I’m guessing it was never released outside of the USA. I’m in Australia.

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Time to host nextcloud and imap server again. Back to the roots.
Little raid servers with samba and fritzbox to run a companies backend

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Will my computer be safe without this or will I have to start investing in a VPN?

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More people could have used it had they not disguised the VPN as “Privacy Protection.” https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-365-to-remove-vpn-protection-from-defender-app

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Well… it was gutted beginning of Feb. option is no longer there

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Crazy that they also raised their prices and cutting benefirts. wth

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Is it as bad as Google?