Microsoft 365 to lose free VPN feature: All you need to know

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In Microsoft 365, which has nearly 400 million subscribers, the VPN utilises the company's Microsoft Defender app for hiding the users' IP addresses and encrypt internet traffic. But Microsoft will now remove the privacy protection feature from Microsoft 365 later this month.

What Microsoft said?

In a support note on why Microsoft is removing the privacy protection feature from its Microsoft Defender app, the company said its goal is to ensure the safety of the users, The Verge reported.

«We routinely evaluate the usage and effectiveness of our features. As such, we are removing the privacy protection feature and will invest in new areas that will better align to customer needs,» it added.

Microsoft 365 users to lose VPN access

As the privacy protection feature in Microsoft Defender will soon reach the end of support, millions of paid subscribers to the Microsoft 365 service will no longer be able to benefit from it.

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