Condobloke
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Firefox Is Getting a Free Built-In VPN It's another good reason to ditch Chrome. Mar 20, 2026
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Vivaldi has a deal with Proton VPN and offers it for free also Don't think it has any cap. I know it's Chrome based but it does work well.There is a caveat. Mozilla is capping VPN data usage at 50GB per month
MzQ1NjExN2
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You can get Proton VPN app on Firefox or Chrome and its free. You just need to sign up for a protonmail account which also has a free version. Could combine that with Firefox's VPN for more server diversity.
Also you have to be able trust Mozilla.
Also you have to be able trust Mozilla.
Hmm.. let's wait and see.
I recently installed a Firefox extension called "Free VPN" to fake my location. Worked so far, but then I realized I couldn't watch YouTube videos anymore - each and every attempt was greeted with "sign in to confirm you're not a bot" or some such.
As the extension was the only change I could think of, I disabled it, and YouTube worked nicely again.
Enabled the extension and, poof, "Sign in to confirm..." etc.
I recently installed a Firefox extension called "Free VPN" to fake my location. Worked so far, but then I realized I couldn't watch YouTube videos anymore - each and every attempt was greeted with "sign in to confirm you're not a bot" or some such.
As the extension was the only change I could think of, I disabled it, and YouTube worked nicely again.
Enabled the extension and, poof, "Sign in to confirm..." etc.
Thunderpants
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Not something I'd use often but good to have provided signing up to an account is not forced.
Be EXTREMELY careful with this.
There are two trustworthy free VPNs that I'm aware of. (They have limited services, but will do for most folks.)
You have ProtonVPN and you have Windscribe.
Do not listen to me blindly. Head to your favorite search engine and search for 'free VPN browser extension malware'.
I know of just two that have some free services while also being trustworthy (no-logs and audited to prove that, along with open source). ProtonVPN is probably your best bet. You get unlimited VPN access -- but you only get access to a few end points. With Windscribe, you get more choices for end points, but you get limited bandwidth.
wendy-lebaron
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there might be some financial opportunity. because all states of the u.s.a. will get like california before too long. blocking people for silly reasons. who refuse to precisely identify themselves. even if "i just want to talk to my friend who lives 100 kilometers away!"
hmmmm i wonder if firefox esr would get this trick.
i never used vpn. the instructions looked complicated. that came with the modem while i had unlimited internet in 2022. also yeah, one has to trust somebody. i was unwilling to trust the internet service provider if i didn't have to.
otherwise it's another gag. which might be futile. once somebody goes online with a web browser. there's no such thing as privacy. just accept it. give us the money now...
about "ditching" chrome. no sorry it has become impossible. a few sites have pages. that don't work properly with any version of firefox. which is why i have to keep vivaldi around. i don't oppose it as much as i used to. instead i'm opposed to using anything else based on chromium though.
some sites include this place. where i am member.
pastes.io
the members are punished. just like outside people. able to use some features of the site. because a few persons began doing retarded things. like uploading "payloads" of binary files. like posting a messload of links to videos. following around a famous person or high controversy. like offering program scripts. that were either too simple. or just couldn't be run on your computer. because they were maybe malicious.
i cannot use firefox esr right now. even to log into that site. must switch to my other computer with vivaldi and do it. i haven't even done so for a few months so far. it's pointless even to be member. when i'm told to finish a "captcha" only to be able to post something. while i'm logged in. some other site did this to me also.
hmmmm i wonder if firefox esr would get this trick.
i never used vpn. the instructions looked complicated. that came with the modem while i had unlimited internet in 2022. also yeah, one has to trust somebody. i was unwilling to trust the internet service provider if i didn't have to.
otherwise it's another gag. which might be futile. once somebody goes online with a web browser. there's no such thing as privacy. just accept it. give us the money now...
about "ditching" chrome. no sorry it has become impossible. a few sites have pages. that don't work properly with any version of firefox. which is why i have to keep vivaldi around. i don't oppose it as much as i used to. instead i'm opposed to using anything else based on chromium though.
some sites include this place. where i am member.
Pastes.io
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the members are punished. just like outside people. able to use some features of the site. because a few persons began doing retarded things. like uploading "payloads" of binary files. like posting a messload of links to videos. following around a famous person or high controversy. like offering program scripts. that were either too simple. or just couldn't be run on your computer. because they were maybe malicious.
i cannot use firefox esr right now. even to log into that site. must switch to my other computer with vivaldi and do it. i haven't even done so for a few months so far. it's pointless even to be member. when i'm told to finish a "captcha" only to be able to post something. while i'm logged in. some other site did this to me also.
Free web Browser VPNs are not worth the trouble to install them...they don't hide your IP if downloading because they don't install onto your system.
Vivaldi has a free Proton VPN but it's the same as above. Proton does have a free VPN that installs onto your system with 5 Terminal commands. I have it installed on my spare SSD running Mint Cinnamon 22.2...you get 8 servers...so it's a real VPN but it's not as good as the paid version.
I have the paid version of Proton on my main SSD in my Tower and my Laptop.
Edited by bob.
Vivaldi has a free Proton VPN but it's the same as above. Proton does have a free VPN that installs onto your system with 5 Terminal commands. I have it installed on my spare SSD running Mint Cinnamon 22.2...you get 8 servers...so it's a real VPN but it's not as good as the paid version.
I have the paid version of Proton on my main SSD in my Tower and my Laptop.
Edited by bob.
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theLegionWithin
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specifically, your data. and couple that with the TOS changes that mozilla tried to enact last year - this "free vpn" service seems really suspect.
hopefully there's a way to disable the vpn extension or whatever it ends up being
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