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Mozilla tests Premium VPN Service

Mozilla will start the test of a commercial VPN offering tomorrow for a subset of users in the United States.

Mozilla will start the test of a commercial VPN offering tomorrow for a subset of users in the United States.

The organization has not created its own VPN network but partnered up with the Swiss VPN provider ProtonVPN to use the established network of the provider.

The test starts on October 22, 2018 in the United States for a sample of users of Firefox 62. Only some users who use Firefox 62 in the United States will be invited to participate in the test.

There is no surefire way to be selected for the test as criteria for selection are quite diverse. Users who connect to an Open (unencrypted) wireless network, visit privacy focused websites, or streaming sites, may see the recommendation by Firefox.

The recommendation highlights the basics behind a VPN, that Mozilla selected ProtonVPN as the partner for the test, and the price of the subscription.

Closing Words
Critics might say that Mozilla adds advertising to the browser and that is certainly the case if you look at what is happening. Firefox may display recommendations to users to subscribe to a VPN when they perform certain actions in the browser. The choice of ProtonVPN may also be questioned by some.

VPNs do improve privacy and security on the other hand and that is definitely a good thing.

Firefox users can subscribe to the VPN to support Mozilla and get something back in return. Deal details have not been revealed; it is unclear if Mozilla will earn recurring revenue from subscriptions or if the organization gets a one-time payment only.

Source/More Reading
https://www.ghacks.net/2018/10/21/mozilla-tests-premium-vpn-service/

What do you think about this? Do you think it's good that they are promoting responsible browsing in the modern age? Or are you thinking more along the lines that advertising is advertising and this might not be the best idea because of that?
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$10 a month is a fucking ripoff. PIA is only $40 a year and far superior as they don't keep logs. Plus you can pay for it anonymously with gift cards.
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Kombucha posted...

Premium

rip

I understand Mozilla needing to support itself though

I'm not familiar with ProtonVPN tbh, also I agree with this

voldothegr8 posted...

$10 a month is a fucking ripoff.

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I would have to look into what it allows, whether it logs, etc.
I was going to try tunnelbear until I found out you can't torrent.
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voldothegr8 posted...

$10 a month is a fucking ripoff. PIA is only $40 a year and far superior as they don't keep logs. Plus you can pay for it anonymously with gift cards.

Exactly.
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Any time I need some VPN service I make a new gmail and use NordVPN's free trial.
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