- Firefox 149 is adding a built-in free VPN starting from March 24
- It has a cap of 50GB of monthly data in the US, UK, Germany, France to start
- Mozilla is also rolling out a set of new tools to boost productivity
I wonder if they’re still using Mullvad on the backend for this free VPN.
Mozilla has always had a VPN offering; this is just doing the same thing that Vivaldi did with Proton. It’s not designed for power users; it’s designed for regular users to introduce them to more private browsing.
First peddling AI. Now vpns. My money is on they include world of tanks with popups from hello fresh or whatever next.
Our metrics show that you drive the car to the grocery store once a week… So we started growing kale in your back seat. Just wait until you see our new model the chicken coupe.
Mozilla has had a VPN for years.
If your only exposure to the purpose of a VPN is via YouTube ad reads, why do you feel the need to contribute to discussion?
I use vpns daily. I’m quite familiar with their use.
I was pretty obviously poking fun at mozilla for some of their recent choices and rather iffy responses.
Humor is subjective. Just because a joke doesn’t land for you doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be posted.
The VPN that Mozilla (Firefox) has sold for years was rebranded Mullvad. Assuming they’ll still use Mullvad for this, I wouldn’t worry.
EDIT: I’ve since seen somewhere else that Mozilla may not be using Mullvad for this (just to be clear for anyone reading this later).
I’ll be honest. If it were mulvad that’d be a definite plus… But I’m still pretty opposed to a browser building in hard coded things that should be leveraging their extension / plugin function.
It reduces attack surface, bloat, and base resource usage and I’d imagine would simplify code. It improves visibility on what has been “added” for users not reading patch notes and neatly dodges potential regulation issues to boot.
I daily drove firefox right up until the AI issues. It was efficient, transparent, and reliable. I have no issue with them taking money from wherever they can get it. I do take issue with bloatware being opt out: especially when I need to go digging through settings for a new toggle… Only to find out its still wasting resources until you dig in about:config for several more flags.
Looking forward - I think regardless of our views on where features go and what they do… We all can agree that especially now we should have developers looking to make their apps as efficient as possible. Because at least for the foreseeable future - resources aren’t getting cheaper.
They’re going to find a way to jam AI in it, aren’t they?
Yeah, but at least we can turn it off, I guess.
You should have to turn shitty new features on, not turn them off. In fact, you should have to download them as an extension when you want them.
Not until the backlash. And the switch only will sorta turn it off. You’ll need to change 15 flags in about:config while standing at a crossroad facing east while mercury is in retrograde.
50GB per month would be fine for me. But I’d want to know if it quietly turns off the VPN when the data cap is reached.
Does it have a kill switch that disconnects in time when the VPN fails? And what would happen if authorities demand user data from Mozilla. Do they keep their logs?Also, what’s the current recommendation for a paid VPN?
set of new tools to boost productivity
I can’t WAIT to hear what inane bullsh*t this will be. Haven’t seen anything good from the 'Fox since the new CEO started steering the company at the nearest iceberg.
But does it log?
The VPN that Mozilla (Firefox) has sold for years was rebranded Mullvad. So, as long as they’re still partnering with Mullvad for this, I think logs are impossible, as Mullvad traffic all runs through RAM and that’s been tested and proven.
EDIT: I’ve since seen somewhere else that Mozilla may not be using Mullvad for this (just to be clear for anyone reading this later).
Sorry Mozilla, I just switched to waterfox.
If it’s free, you’re the product.
Or it’s supported by donations and volunteer time.
But that wouldn’t be a memorable meme 😜
Typically, yes. But, unless things have changed, the VPN that Mozilla (Firefox) previously offered was rebranded Mullvad. Assuming they’re going to use Mullvad for this offering as well, I don’t think that saying will apply here.
EDIT: I’ve since seen somewhere else that Mozilla may not be using Mullvad for this (just to be clear for anyone reading this later).
Try having an independent thought.
What are they going to do with all those VPN data?
Pay rent.
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Any chance this can be used for torrenting? 50GB for free is better than nothing.
