A free VPN you can trust, now built into Firefox

Today we’re introducing a free built-in VPN in Firefox, a new IP protection feature designed to keep you even more private while browsing. We start by offering an industry-leading 50 gigabytes of free VPN browsing every month.

Firefox has long focused on building privacy tools right into the browser to protect you online. Over the years we have introduced world class protection which blocks known trackers, reduces fingerprinting and limits how companies can track people across the web. Our goal has been consistent: make meaningful privacy protections accessible to Firefox users every day.

Firefox is the only major browser to include a built-in VPN like this for free – giving you more control over your privacy, wherever you browse.

Privacy built into the browser

Every time you visit a website, your IP address is automatically shared. IP addresses help websites know where to send information back to your device, but they can also be used to approximate your location, link your browsing activity across websites, and keep logs of your online behavior, meaning websites can track your behavior. This is one of many ways that companies track activity over the Internet.

Additionally, when you use public Wi-Fi while at a coffee shop, in a hotel, or in your dorm, people can spy on your network traffic and see what websites you might be visiting.

At Mozilla, we believe that people should have stronger protections against this kind of tracking and spying, and that those protections should be easy to use.

Introducing built-in VPN

Our free built-in VPN is designed to make IP protection easy to use in Firefox.

The built-in VPN includes an unprecedented 50 GB per month of free VPN browsing, enough to cover everyday activities such as shopping, banking and reading.

Turn it on in Firefox with a single click. No extra apps. No downloads. Once turned on, Firefox routes your browsing traffic through a proxy network that replaces your IP address before it reaches a website. The sites you visit see the proxy server’s IP address rather than your own. Firefox already encrypts your traffic with HTTPS, but masking your IP adds another layer of privacy. You can mask the URLs you visit from anyone trying to spy on your network traffic on public Wi-Fi, such as while enjoying a latte at your favorite coffee shop.

If you reach the monthly limit, IP protection is suspended until the next cycle. Firefox will require you to confirm before continuing without the VPN, so your browsing doesn’t inadvertently continue without IP protection.

Browser level protection and complete device protection

The free built-in VPN helps secure your traffic while browsing in Firefox, making it a simple way to protect your IP address from being tracked by big tech. However, it does not provide full device protection.

For those looking for broader coverage, you can also choose protection that spans your entire device, including other apps. The independent Mozilla VPN subscription offers this capability with unlimited data across multiple devices. Depending on your needs, you can choose the level of privacy and protection that suits you.

We’ve heard concerns about so-called “free VPNs,” which often rely on advertising or the sale of user data to generate revenue. Firefox’s built-in VPN is designed differently. It doesn’t sell your browser data and doesn’t inject ads into your traffic. Instead, we offer a limited amount of browser-level protection for free, alongside Mozilla VPNour paid, unlimited, full-device VPN service.

Read more about the differences between VPNs and web proxies.

Deployed to Firefox users

The free built-in VPN is currently rolling out as a beta for Firefox desktop users in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, with plans to expand to additional countries soon over the next several releases.

As with many Firefox features, we’re rolling them out gradually Firefox 149 so we can learn from user feedback and continue to improve the experience.

Build a more private web

Protecting privacy online is an ongoing effort. As the web evolves, new technologies create both opportunities and challenges for keeping personal information secure.

Mozilla has spent years building privacy protections — from Total cookie protection on Qderivative browsing mode on anti-fingerprints – right into Firefox so people have more control over how they experience the web. This built-in VPN is another way Firefox helps you browse with less exposure and more peace of mind.

By continuing to build these protections into Firefox, we aim to make the web safer, more transparent, and more respectful of the people who use it.

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