So, is Opera GX spyware or not? I want real hard evidence, not just insinuations that the "CCP" is going to do some Bad Thing to my data because China Bad.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠶⣫⡴⠀⠀⣲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡄⠰⢄⡀⠀⠉⠳⣤⡀⠀⠘⣿⣇⣸⡆⢧⠀⢠⡏⠀⠙⢦⡀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⢤⣤⣠⡞⣡⠞⠁⠀⢀⡞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠹⡄⠀⠙⢷⡄⠀⠀⠙⣆⠰⣿⣿⣿⣷⢸⣄⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⢳⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⡒⠋⠁⡟⣴⢫⡾⠁⠀⠀⢀⡞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢳⡀⠀⠀⠙⢦⠀⠀⠈⢳⣿⣿⣿⢿⣯⣟⢻⡝⠒⠒⠒⠚⣷⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⡴⢋⣳⣄⠀⣿⣵⠋⠀⡀⠀⠀⣼⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣇⠀⠀⠀⠈⢳⡀⡄⠀⠻⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣹⡀⣀⣀⣠⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⢀⡼⠛⢉⣡⠴⢺⡿⠁⠀⠞⡀⠀⢰⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣶⣶⣿⡜⠿⣤⣿⣿⣿⣷⠦⢤⡞⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠘⢇⠰⠋⠁⢠⡟⠀⠀⠀⢰⠃⠀⣸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣾⡿⡔⢻⡄⠈⠹⣿⣿⣿⣾⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠸⣄⡠⢞⡟⠀⠀⣠⢀⡏⠀⢀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⠑⡚⢳⡀⠀⠛⢿⣿⠀⢀⠤⠤⡀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢦⣼⠁⠀⢠⠇⣸⠁⠀⣾⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠶⣿⡈⠳⣄⠀⠰⡆⠀⠈⢧⠠⢆⢷⡀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠐⠊⠁⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡇⠀⠀⡞⠀⡏⢀⡾⠁⣷⠴⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⠀⠀⠈⠻⢦⣷⠀⠀⠈⢧⠚⠛⣧⠀⠀⠈⣿⠀⢀⣀⣀⠀
⠀⢰⣉⠁⠀⣸⠀⠀⢸⠃⢠⣷⡿⠁⠀⢻⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡇⠀⠀⠈⢷⠖⠽⣇⠀⠀⢸⡄⠀⠠⠞⠃
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⡟⠀⢸⠏⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡴⢒⣿⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠈⢧⠍⡸⣆⠀⠘⡇⠀⢀⣀⠀
⢰⣒⠂⠀⢀⡏⠀⢸⠇⠀⢸⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣿⣭⣽⣓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣤⣾⣿⡿⠿⠿⠛⢿⡛⠛⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢷⠀⠹⣆⠀⡇⠀⢀⣈⠕
⠀⢀⠀⠀⣸⠁⠀⣾⠀⠀⢼⣼⠿⠿⣿⠛⠛⢿⣿⣿⣳⣄⣀⣀⣀⣠⡇⠻⢾⡟⠁⠀⠀⡀⠘⣷⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢧⠀⠘⢦⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠾⣁⠀⢰⠇⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⢻⣧⠀⠀⢻⠀⣀⣀⣍⢿⠉⠁⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣧⢰⣏⠉⢹⡆⢸⠀⣽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣇⠀⠈⢻⡄⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⡟⠀⠀⠀⡏⠀⠀⢹⡄⢀⡀⠹⡄⠈⣿⣷⢦⣤⣤⠴⠶⠖⠒⠒⠛⠛⠻⠶⣤⣐⠒⣸⣿⣿⣿⠇⣠⣿⣿⣧⢀⣀⣾⣿⣿⣴⣿⣶⣶⣿⠇⠀
⠀⡇⠀⠀⢠⡇⠀⠀⠀⠻⣄⢷⣄⣻⣦⣿⡼⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣿⠿⣼⣿⣿⣅⡛⢃⣿⡿⠋⠀⠘⠛⠁⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀
⠀⣷⣤⣤⣼⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠆⠙⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀
⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡴⠋⡉⡀⣈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⡿⠋⠉⢹⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⣿⣦⡼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠷⠇⠀⠀⠀⢹⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠶⣄⡀⠘⢿⣿⡗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣰⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣆⡘⣿⣿⣇⡀⠀⢀⡾⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠿⠻⣿⠃⢀⡾⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣶⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I've never heard anyone tie Opera to China, it's just a standard issue loan shark company that advertized aggressively through youtube sponsors.
Also yeah here's a breakdown about it:
https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/opera>>28926owned 71% by a chinese company,and the chairman also owns 10% and is part of that company.
the biggest problem is still that it's chromium based