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Proxy and VPN warnings repeat with no way to disable them

A proxy or VPN warning pops up repeatedly and users cannot turn it off.

Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.

8 public reports · first reported 14 March 2020 · last reported 20 March 2026

Idea report · $19 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Users of the Flagfox browser add-on who run a proxy or VPN are shown a DNS or location notification again and again, on new tabs and each time they switch back to a tab.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 8 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.