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Re:Mozilla to launch free built-in VPN in upcoming Firefox 149 by darkwater on Thursday March 19, 2026 @04:39AM (#47436498)
"Firefox’s free VPN won’t be using Mullvad’s infra though; it’s hosted on Mozilla servers around the world (if beta testing of the feature done in late 2025 tracks)."

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Re:Mozilla to launch free built-in VPN in upcoming Firefox 149 by kdheiwns on Thursday March 19, 2026 @09:14AM (#47438865)
What makes me not want to use it is I assume Mozilla has a legal presence all around the world.

Two huge reasons people use VPNs is piracy and saying things/accessing content that's not legal in their country. If that company has a legal presence in your country, then they'll hand over that data to the police should you criticize the wrong person or download a movie without permission. At which point a VPN becomes kind of pointless.

Re:Mozilla to launch free built-in VPN in upcoming Firefox 149 by bigfishrunning on Thursday March 19, 2026 @09:43AM (#47439318)
The only time i use a VPN is when i'm traveling and I don't trust "free coffee shop wifi"

I probably won't use Mozilla's offering, because i want any VPN to cover the whole system, not just the browser (correct me if i've made a bad assumption here)

Re:Mozilla to launch free built-in VPN in upcoming Firefox 149 by amanaplanacanal on Thursday March 19, 2026 @02:57PM (#47444175)
It depends on whether the company keeps records or not. They can't turn over records they don't have.
Re:Mozilla to launch free built-in VPN in upcoming Firefox 149 by em-bee on Thursday March 19, 2026 @08:26PM (#47448558)
how is that any different from any other VPN provider?