Why does Firefox ask you to sign up for VPN? Doesn't that defeat the purpose, since they'll know who you are, where you browse, and can sell that info? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Their VPN protects against LAN/WiFi and ISP snooping.

Every VPN requires you trust the tunnel provider.

Mozilla offers a completely optional service. Use a different VPN if prefer—though most require you create an account. Firefox doesn’t require a VPN for web browsing.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Why couldn't they just do all of that without a sign in if it's free though?

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Is their vpn free? You're signing up for a VPN service that has a limited amount of bandwidth provided at no cost.

Their angle isn't to sell your data, it's for you to want to upgrade to the paid plan.

You won't find a VPN that has no ability to share information about you.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Why do any VPNs require an account?

Not sure I can answer that. If there’s any kind of billing, they’d at least need to make sure the computer connecting to a tunnel is being used by a paying user. Mullvad does a privacy-minded token system for that, but it’s still a kind of login.

If you’re looking for private browsing without a login, you’ll want to use TOR.

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