TunnelBear for Chrome

If you are used to conceal your real identity while online via a VPN, then you probably heard of TunnelBear. Although its developers provide a user-friendly desktop VPN client, there are also dedicated extensions for popular browsers that allow you to reroute the Internet traffic without using a third-party application. Instead, you simply install an addon to get behind a virtual private network when browsing the Internet.

The Chrome extension provided by TunnelBear allows you to connect to a VPN in a matter of seconds. The addon is easily installed in your browser, without requiring a restart for the changes to take effect. 

Once added to Chrome, TunnelBear displays a new button in the toolbar area, next to the address bar, a button that you can easily pin to get one-click access to the VPN. Pushing the button opens up the TunnelBear website, where you are prompted to login to an existing account or create a new one.   If  the correct credentials are provided, TunnelBear for Chrome automatically connects to the TunnelBear VPN, without you having to do a single thing. The connection status and the country of the VPN server are displayed by a tiny popup window.

By default, TunnelBear for Chrome connects to the VPN server in the United States, but you are free to change the country of origin from the small popup window. If you want, you can turn the VPN off using the switch button.

The remaining data traffic is also displayed by the popup window. By accessing the Settings area, you can manage your account and configure the keyboard shortcuts for TunnelBear, which allows you to easily turn the connection on or off.

While the TunnelBear desktop client can encrypt all your traffic, TunnelBear for Chrome targets data transferred via the Chrome browser. It is a much more convenient solution if you consider that you only need to conceal your identity when using Chrome.