Brave has expanded its browser/firewall/VPN service, generally known as Brave Firewall + VPN, to Windows with the discharge of Brave 1.49, the corporate mentioned Monday.

Brave, in fact, is often identified for its privacy-centric browser, which has existed for a number of years. Recently, it expanded into VPN companies, although only for Android and iOS. Today, Brave’s Firewall + VPN service can now run on high of Windows and MacOS for $9.99 per 30 days or $99.99 yearly. Each subscription helps as much as 5 units in whole. (If you already subscribe to the cellular service, you may merely add your PC.)

Google recently said that the corporate would add its VPN by Google One for all Google One subscribers. Brave’s supply works a bit in a different way. For one, Brave isn’t supplying its personal VPN itself; as an alternative, it’s working with Guardian to offer its VPN. Google’s VPN additionally didn’t mean you can choose from another areas, thus stopping you from sampling Netflix choices in overseas international locations; Brave’s browser VPN does, although it’s not clear how versatile these choices are.

Google’s connection to its VPN works throughout the working system, with what Google calls a “blinded” interface that forestalls the community from figuring out the consumer. Brave’s VPN service doesn’t gather figuring out info, together with cookies, nor logs it, however the VPN is confined to the browser—type of.

When Brave Firewall + VPN connects to the web, the browser hides your private info whereas browsing throughout the browser. While Brave Firewall + VPN can cover your id exterior the browsers, inside different apps, you’ll want to show off what’s generally known as the Windows Smart Multi-Homed Name Resolution Feature for extra privateness.

If you don’t know what that is, don’t fear: “The problem only affects apps outside of Brave; as long as you use Brave VPN, your activity within the Brave browser is protected even with Smart Multi-Homed Name Resolution in place,” Brave says.

Brave, nevertheless, mentioned it believes its mixture of companies gives near, if not absolute privateness: The Brave browser blocks advertisements and trackers, the firewall blocks incoming assaults, and the VPN helps protect your anonymity from ISPs and different companies. If you need different, extra versatile choices for a VPN, nevertheless, you may take a look at our checklist of the best VPN services in addition to our checklist of the best free VPNs.