Mozilla Is Reportedly Going To Sell VPN Subscriptions Within Firefox (trustedreviews.com)

Mozilla is reportedly preparing to offer a VPN service for Firefox users to help protect them when surfing the web. According to Trusted Reviews, Mozilla has partnered with the ProtonVPN service, "with a new notification piping-up when the browser detects an unsecured connection, or in a scenario when VPN might be preferable to users." From the report: However, it appears Firefox users will have to pay for the privilege. Austrian site Soeren-hentzschel reports the premium VPN service will be $10 a month, which is what ProtonVPN charges its users. Users will receive a "Firefox Recommends" pop-up when browsing an unsecured wireless network. The pop-up says the VPN service will provide a "private and secure' internet connection. According to the reports, a subset of Firefox 62 users in the United States will begin receiving the pop-up from today. Mozilla will reportedly get a cut of any subscription fee handed over by users to access the VPN service. MSPowerUser points out that this will be the first advertised service that costs money for Firefox users.

Comments

My about:config edit list is about to grow again

[Anonymous Coward]

How do I disable this popup?

At least it's not a TV show this time

[mukinrestak]

But they can keep their overpriced VPN ads to themselves.

Also, ProtonVPN charges their customers $8/month, so the summary is wrong.

This Proton VPN?

[Anonymous Coward]

That supposedly kept no logs? https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-uses-protonmail-vpn-hacker-ddoses-protonmail-hacker-gets-arrested/

Re: Most don't need a VPN

[CastrTroy]

In the summary it says it will show up if it detects you connecting to insecure wireless networks. So you won't even see the ad on your home or work machines. Mostly just laptops if you take them to to the local coffee shop.