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Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data
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this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026
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Why do you need a free vpn, it's gonna be slow anyway and in that case I guess tor is completely free and like the best anonymity you'd ever get just by downloading a browser.
How much does your VPN cost?
Also, whatever Firefox puts out there is not gonna be slower than TOR which has 3x the encryption and routing overhead of a typical VPN and also has no SLA guarantees at all. There's a reason a middle-ground exists between no tunnel and mega 3x tunnel, and there's nothing wrong with saving a few bucks if all you want to do is not be as profitable to data aggregators
TL:DR; stop making shit up
oopsy I don't know not a big fan of browser bloating up, Ig I am wrong though my past experience with free vons weren't that good, and I always ended up using tor.