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Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
submitted 1 day ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Firefox’s free VPN will offer 50 gigabytes of monthly data, which is pretty generous for a browser-based VPN. A Mozilla account is required to make use of it, which isn’t a hardship (they’re free), but is a point of friction some may wish to know upfront.

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[–] madsen@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Please stop adding bloat to my browser. I have nothing against VPN, but it's not a fucking core feature of a web browser. Put that stuff in an extension that I can install if I want.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They should make a "Firefox Core" which contains only the browser with basic features, and then make another version which contains all the "fun" stuff.

[–] FG_3479@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Install LibreWolf then disable the cookie clearing and resistFingerprinting.

[–] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago

Isn't that what extensions are for? This basically already exists. It's a shame Mozilla doesn't utilize it for this

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

They need to separate gecko properly so we can build things using just the renderer.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It depends on the country you are living in. There are plenty of people with restricted and surveilled internet.

[–] madsen@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sure, but do you think they're going to allow Firefox if it comes with a built-in VPN?

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

How exactly are you going to 'disallow' a piece of software?

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 hours ago

Texas and Florida haven't banned it yet.