Firefox Private Network VPN will exit beta, officially launching soon as Mozilla VPN

[Karlston]

Firefox Private Network VPN will exit beta, officially launching soon as Mozilla VPN

Mozilla announced today the upcoming launch of its paid VPN (virtual private network) service in the next few weeks when it exits beta testing. The product will officially roll out as Mozilla VPN, ditching its original Firefox Private Network brand.

 

The Firefox Private Network service was first introduced in September of last year as a browser extension as part of Mozilla's Test Pilot program for users in the U.S. Then earlier this year, it was expanded into an app available on Android, Windows, and Chrome OS. Mozilla revealed some insights it gathered during the testing phase. The company said:

"We started working with a small group of you and learned a lot. With the VPN in your hands, we confirmed some of our initial hypotheses and identified important priorities for the future. For example, over 70% of early Beta-testers say that the VPN helps them feel empowered, safe, and independent while being online. In addition, 83% of early Beta-testers found the VPN easy to use."

Mozilla VPN will be made available on Windows, Android, and iOS at $4.99 per month for a limited time when it becomes an official product. It will offer protection for up to five devices on those operating systems. However, it will only be available in the U.S. at first, with plans to expand the service to other regions later this year. The service will also launch on macOS in the future, following requests by beta testers.

 

 

Firefox Private Network VPN will exit beta, officially launching soon as Mozilla VPN

 

[AZwaffelForAWaff]

Their headquarters are in CA, USA and as such, they are part of the "14-Eyes" collaboration. That means they can never be a proper VPN.

[cosy]

There is nothing new they are going to do.

They will just collaborate with an already working VPN, and simply integrate it in their Browser or whatever.

[TownVirtuoso]

For a price like that I would expect a bit more than "nothing new". There are VPNs out there than can support more devices for a smaller price. Don't get me wrong, I love Mozilla and what they are doing, but I need a VPN for the extra functionality too.

[cosy]

8 minutes ago, TownVirtuoso said:

Don't get me wrong, I love Mozilla and what they are doing, but I need a VPN for the extra functionality too.

 

Same reasoning here too. But we have to wait and see what they come up with.

Nevertheless, I don't expect more than I would get from a normal VPN specialist.

[AZwaffelForAWaff]

I am more curious about AdGuard VPN. Their claims are interesting, but very ambiguous... What do they mean by this:

 

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One of the biggest drawbacks of current VPNs is that they can be detected. Imagine you emerge from that little tunnel of yours and exit the neighbour's house all covered in dirt. It'll be pretty obvious that you don't live there. Same with VPN. Your ISP, or anyone else who has access to your traffic, will be able to tell you’re using a VPN.

 

There are solutions. You could be crawling through your tunnel more carefully to remain clean, but it would take much more time. There are some VPN protocols that conceal the fact that any VPN is being used, as a trade-off their speed is generally significantly lower. It seems that there are really no VPN protocols that have the best of both worlds.

AdGuard VPN is both fast and hard to detect

 

And this is the ace up our sleeve. The protocol AdGuard VPN will employ is, in fact, both fast and hard to detect. It is brand new, we are developing it from scratch, and no other product is using it. It's still getting polished, so it will probably get added only by the time of the official release.

We often repeat ourselves about the importance of open source, and we stand by our words. Multiple AdGuard products, AdGuard DNS, AdGuard Home — we have a long list of open source projects and once the work is done, when the new protocol is up and running, tested and approved, then we'll make it open source too.

 

 

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[mp68terr]

8 hours ago, AZwaffelForAWaff said:

Their headquarters are in CA, USA and as such, they are part of the "14-Eyes" collaboration. That means they can never be a proper VPN.

Why going to the '14-Eyes'? USA is already within the core 5-eyes.

[funkyy]

I usually use a VPN to avoid file hoster waiting times. If the government wants to spy on you they'll ALWAYS find a way, VPN or no VPN.👽👽👽