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Firefox Built-in VPN: Free 50GB/Month (Unlimited Data until 31/8/2026, Free Mozilla Account Required) @ Firefox
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Hiphopopotamus on 10/06/2026 - 02:13 blog.mozilla.org (1246 clicks)
Last edited 10/06/2026 - 16:17 by 2 other users

Requires Firefox 151.0.4.

VPN is a built-in Firefox feature that adds privacy by routing your browser traffic through a secure proxy server and masking your IP address. The feature includes a monthly data limit of 50 GB. Firefox will notify you when you are approaching this limit with a prompt in the browser. It is available to a limited set of users during the initial rollout, starting with Firefox version 149.

Unlike Mozilla VPN, which protects your entire device, the built-in VPN only masks traffic that originates in Firefox. It's free to use and doesn’t require a subscription.

To use VPN, you need to sign in with a Mozilla account. If you’re eligible, you’ll see a prompt in the Firefox toolbar inviting you to set up the feature.

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  • Hiphopopotamus on 10/06/2026 - 02:31

    Current supported countries:

    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Bulgaria
    • Canada
    • Chile
    • Colombia
    • Denmark
    • Finland
    • France
    • Germany
    • Ireland
    • Italy
    • Malaysia
    • Mexico
    • Netherlands
    • New Zealand
    • Norway
    • Portugal
    • Singapore
    • South Africa
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Thailand
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
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  • AsukaST on 10/06/2026 - 02:33

    So it's a targeted offer?
    I am using 151.0.4 and signed in but can see nothing.

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    • Hiphopopotamus on 10/06/2026 - 02:37

      Give it a little time.

      It may not be available to you yet, even if you’re in one of these locations, as the staged rollout takes time to reach everyone.

      You can't miss it once you get it, there's a big VPN icon in the toolbar to the left of the account icon.

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      • AreYouAWiiizard on 10/06/2026 - 06:04

        I use Firefox daily, it's targeted and I've never seen it, not even creating a new profile.

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        • Skinnerr on 10/06/2026 - 15:17

          Targeted how, at who and how are you so sure? I'm more inclined to believe Mozilla at this stage over Google who are in a 3 horse AI race.

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    • pikeplacemkt on 10/06/2026 - 07:59

      am on macos and did not see it for a while now. but i fully closed and reopened browser and there it is, VPN icon situated on the right side, just below tabs area

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      • blurn on 10/06/2026 - 11:08

        i just tried what you said and it popped up too

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    • Trekky on 11/06/2026 - 12:29

      I can't see it either. I've updated Firefox and closed the browser completely, but it still doesn't show up….

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  • Swing on 10/06/2026 - 06:46

    Opera offers free and unlimited VPN for years now.

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    • 3DL3 on 10/06/2026 - 07:28

      What you pick your exit origin as well?

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      • Tleyx on 10/06/2026 - 07:58

        You can only pick continent for free

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        • 3DL3 on 10/06/2026 - 08:01

          Good to know. Thanks.

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    • OnlyHans on 10/06/2026 - 08:47

      Some people may be concerned about the fact that Opera was acquired by a Chinese consortium in 2016.

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      • mrvaluepack on 10/06/2026 - 08:59

        Looking at current world events, I would be more concerned if my private data went to USA or Israel instead.

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          • ploptoilet on 10/06/2026 - 09:47

            @Hamsahamsahamsa: I don't think Trump or Xi Jinping are particularly interested in my bi weekly browse of ozbargain

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          • Maker1 on 10/06/2026 - 10:02

            @Hamsahamsahamsa: Pretty sure the same is true in Australia since the law was changed to require all tech companies to develop or provide backdoor access to commercial servers and user data etc. I'd be happy to be wrong about this… but this is exactly how NSA and GCHQ get around laws and warrants to access data about their own citizens.

            We just didn't have such explicit human rights protections to begin with and when we did, police often were not following the law because there were no checks and balances and no consequences for breaches.

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            • Low Punt on 10/06/2026 - 12:00

              @Maker1: “ Pretty sure the same is true in Australia since the law was changed to require all tech companies to develop or provide backdoor access to commercial servers and user data etc.”

              I missed this! When did this occur?

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              • FujinShu on 10/06/2026 - 12:31

                @Low Punt: The CLOUD Act was passed in 2018 in the USA.

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              • Maker1 on 10/06/2026 - 13:04

                @Low Punt: TOLA Act 2018 and 2025.
                Not a mandated backdoor or ban on encryption. But a mandate to build or modify backdoors and interception methods if they do not exist or are not technically possible, when requested. ;)

                And it passed into law with thunderous applause from both sides of politics and minimal public scrutiny, just like every other piece of national security and surveillance legislation over the past 30-40 years.

                Our democracy working exactly as intended, fellow citizen.

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          • Caped Baldy on 10/06/2026 - 10:27

            @Hamsahamsahamsa: Neither is great but China is definitely the lesser of the two evils. Also, USA has started a lot of wars and conflicts in recent years.

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              • Kalki on 10/06/2026 - 10:42

                @Hamsahamsahamsa: Focusing entirely on internal governance structures ignores the physical reality of what those states do abroad.

                You're talking about free speech, but ignoring the fact that Israel is currently committing genocide in Gaza while being backed by billions in US military aid.

                ​When a state uses high-tech surveillance and Western-supplied munitions to flatten entire cities, displace millions, and cause mass civilian starvation, calling it a 'free society' becomes a semantic distraction.

                For millions of people globally, the immediate threat to life doesn't come from Beijing's data centers, it comes from Western-backed military campaigns. It’s far from an ironic take.

                Also try forming a comment without AI, I know you can do it if you really put your mind to it. xx

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                  • Kalki on 10/06/2026 - 11:16

                    @Hamsahamsahamsa: The ICJ actually ruled that the accusations were plausible enough to order provisional measures to stop it. Blaming a massive civilian death toll, the destruction of over 70% of the housing and a man-made famine entirely on "human shields" just doesn’t hold up. There’s a point where "urban warfare" turns into collective punishment, and dropping bombs on densely packed civilian areas crossed that line a long time ago.

                    Second, saying the West gets a pass because it sends humanitarian aid is a total contradiction. You can’t pat yourself on the back for handing out bandages and food trucks with one hand while supplying the bombs and diplomatic protection that caused the casualties and famine with the other. It’s like the arsonist showing up with a glass of water for the people trapped in the burning house.

                    Pointing out the huge human cost of these military alliances and Western foreign policy doesn’t mean I support terrorists or censorship.

                    The real luxury isn’t criticising the West from inside it. The real luxury is hiding behind "free speech" and "democratic values" while ignoring the very real, physical destruction of people who don’t live inside your borders. Holding Western countries accountable to their own stated principles is critical.

                    Also, nice AI slop. Good bot.

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                    • Hamsahamsahamsa on 10/06/2026 - 11:36

                      @Kalki: It doesn't take a genius to spot a blatant ghost account, Member Since 31/05/2026. Try harder next time, I'm not playing with fake accounts. xx

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                      • austwi164 on 10/06/2026 - 13:15

                        @Hamsahamsahamsa: You are completely fried. Parroting AI-generated essays about propaganda while dodging arguments and getting basic facts wrong is hilarious. You threw a massive tantrum about China but completely ignored the point about Australia's own data access laws. On top of that, your ICJ 'facts' are cooked, they absolutely did issue provisional measures regarding Gaza. Tell ChatGPT to try harder next time.

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                      • Hamsahamsahamsa on 10/06/2026 - 14:16

                        @Hamsahamsahamsa: Keep the negs coming, they honestly make me laugh. It is hilarious how the red-green alliance is on full display in this community, with people running interception and parroting talking points for totalitarian regimes. You people really only care about one thing.

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                        • Duck Mode on 10/06/2026 - 15:42

                          @Hamsahamsahamsa: China has hardly any power over our freedoms in the western world unlike USA and Israel.

                          Meanwhile the USA is trying to choke Cuba to death and China is sending them thousands of tonnes of aid.

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                        • austwi164 on 10/06/2026 - 19:43

                          @Hamsahamsahamsa: Bro hit the 'I'm actually laughing' because he got fact checked into the dirt. Abandoning your whole arguement to cry about a 'red green alliance' on a free VPN deal is outright embarrasing. It's OzBargain buddy, not a Sky News audition. Log off.

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                  • mrvaluepack on 10/06/2026 - 12:22

                    @Hamsahamsahamsa: Wow, I guess I'll look for you when I'm reading through news.com.au and Sky News Australia's youtube comments section. lol

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                  • RecklessMonkeys on 10/06/2026 - 13:39

                    @Hamsahamsahamsa: What a load of tosh.
                    Israelis were actively destroying aid before it crossed into Gaza.

                    Now they've progressed to kidnapping Australian citizens in international water to torture and rape them. Only a glimpse of what they do to Palestinians.

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                  • carrawa on 10/06/2026 - 20:56

                    @Hamsahamsahamsa: I don't know if to - you or + you.

                    My issue is Israel. Initially I supported their right to defend themselves, but in the end, that is not what they have done. Think russia in Ukraine.

                    Tell me, how many of the daily required aid trucks were ' permitted' to provide humanitarian relief aid to enter Gaza? How long did that go on for??? How did the mighty Israeli military allow 100 right wing extremists from blocking aid trucks at the border to provide humanitarian aid and for how long?

                    That sounds like trying to starve people to me!

                    Tell me, why recently did the Israeli ambassador have to apologise/condemn what?

                    Israel has completely lost its holocaust collateral, simple as that, and effectively started plunging the world into a global recession. This will last for years, thanks Israel!

                    N is simply trying to keep himself out if gaol, hoping he will get a 🌮 led Knesset pardon which seems to not be on the table

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            • carrawa on 10/06/2026 - 20:45

              @Caped Baldy: Huh, and China hasn't?

              And how do you define 'starting wars'. What about creating conditions to start one?

              Should we start a list?

              Debt diplomacy?search 'Salami Slicing'

              Remember 'COVID'?

              Interference in our political system.

              Human rights abuses on an industrial scale.

              Not a fan of the US but you must have had some of that stuff going to the US redirected!

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          • mrvaluepack on 10/06/2026 - 12:18

            @Hamsahamsahamsa:

            Under Chinese national security laws, tech companies have to hand over data on demand, no questions asked.

            Same thing would happen any where in the world in any other country.

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            • FujinShu on 10/06/2026 - 12:35

              @mrvaluepack: I think it’s a matter of enforcement for those other countries, and I suspect that the dominance of the USA basically prevented that for most US allies, but since the recent administration has destroyed most of the credibility of the US in a single year, those countries are looking to actually enforce those laws since the US doesn’t have much ground to stand on.

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        • BatmanAU on 10/06/2026 - 09:59

          Why most people just use a VPN for adult content, torrenting or streaming OS. If your putting your sensitive info through a VPN, well…..

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  • gruffjaguar on 10/06/2026 - 07:02

    Why would they give it away for free if they aren't harvesting your data?

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    • Unotifoso on 10/06/2026 - 07:30

      You don't think features attract customers in a highly competitive browser market?

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      • FujinShu on 10/06/2026 - 12:36

        It’s still a valid concern at the end.

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    • AreYouAWiiizard on 10/06/2026 - 14:42

      You realise Mozzila is non-profit right? It's like asking why do they give money away to charity? In this particular case they likely are trying anything to try and win back users and they intend to charge for it later but I have a feeling it will just end up losing them money and shut down in a year or 2…

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      • carrawa on 10/06/2026 - 21:06

        Mozilla lost is way from Firefox 16, if not a little earlier.

        You used to be able runs thousands of tabs literally, rarely crashed. Restarted and worked fine.

        Used to be able to use lots of extensions which made it work. Now they upgrade those extensions out of existence or refuse to maintain, keep them up to date themselves.

        Where is that now? Chrome is going /has gone the same way, telling me what I want and don't want. Just look at its own ideology led decline to potentially replacing Google to desperation to survive.

        I stopped recommending it a long time ago.

        Bring back the principles of the old Firefox, support power users and their browser usage will increase. And don't f'n change it!

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        • skibidigrimacmoggr67 on 11/06/2026 - 18:31

          Bring back the principles of the old Firefox, support power users and their browser usage will increase. And don't f'n change it!

          idk if you are new to this. but things don't stay unchanged for very long. so many examples I can't remember.

          but proton was recommended to me multiple times over by everybody. but now they seem to have released a service for almost everything, and ever since creating email they constantly ask to pay sub or "upgrade" kind of in a vague way which makes you think you are "missing out" if you don't pay or something.
          later I hear youtubers who refused their sponsorship offer, saying how they were approached to announce all their new services for payment, and they didn't like the way it looked from the inside so they declined. seems they are now think of themselves as some kind of corpo big timer that just pays for reviews to get to the top.

          tbh not the "best service" that I was told about.

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      • Water Bearer on 12/06/2026 - 12:24

        Mozilla are using Fastly for this vpn service. So I wouldn't trust it. If it was just Mozilla I'd be more inclined to try it. Rather just use the free addons for vpn instead

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  • quill on 10/06/2026 - 08:09

    So no Japan? Seems to be the only country it would be useful for

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    • Maker1 on 10/06/2026 - 10:02

      What's special about Japan?

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      • NotReallyaMoneySaver on 10/06/2026 - 10:09

        Probably more access to anime or other Japanese media 🤷‍♀️ Can't think of anything else

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        • uccoffee on 10/06/2026 - 11:54

          travel yahoo jp , sometimes hotel price cheaper if location is japan

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        • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2026 - 12:20

          Yahoo auctions has a lot of cheap old electricals

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  • mister_snrub on 10/06/2026 - 09:57

    I tried accessing BBC iPlayer after connecting to the UK exit node. Unfortunately the BBC site detected the use of a VPN and blocked access to iPlayer. I guess I'll stick with NordVPN for that.

    But still a great free feature. I already use Firefox and will most likely find it useful for other purposes.

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  • leeboy168 on 10/06/2026 - 10:09

    This doesn't actually work. The VPN "connects" very quickly, almost instantly.

    When you do an IP check (i.e. where's my IP) there's no change in the location unfortunately.

    Finally, checking various adult video sites confirms that it still requires age verification. No matter which "region" you select.

    Conclusion: doesn't really work.

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    • NotReallyaMoneySaver on 10/06/2026 - 10:18

      It's worked for me in regards to IP. And when I went on Youtube, it showed Youtube FR (France) rather than Youtube AU.

      And if you really want a free vpn to consume those type of content, Proton has a free version that works 🤷‍♀️

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    • RecklessMonkeys on 10/06/2026 - 10:40

      checking various adult video sites

      research purposes only

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      • lucifer2 on 10/06/2026 - 12:47

        Even though I did the same research purpose, I still need to log in, and it is not available in your region. Used US as the VPN location.

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    • raiamino on 10/06/2026 - 10:47

      When I force enabled it a few weeks ago you couldn't select a region so it always put you in the US and would work as expected.

      Since the official Australia rollout you can now select a region but it only ever puts you in Sydney (I'm in Victoria normally) so I'm pretty sure it doesn't actually work for Australians even though it says that it does.

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  • a l an on 10/06/2026 - 10:14

    I know what you'll be using it for wink wink

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  • JimB on 10/06/2026 - 12:29

    Thanks,

    I've been waiting for this.

    Had to update to 151.0.4 before it was offered to me.

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  • lucifer2 on 10/06/2026 - 12:41

    Update the browser. It will appear.

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  • RecklessMonkeys on 10/06/2026 - 13:24

    Their full VPN appears to Mullvad, a Swedish company,

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  • teamviewer on 10/06/2026 - 14:10

    Apologies for what may be a dumb question for many of you - I have almost no tech knowledge.
    I already have NordVPN. Would there be any point / benefit / disadvantages of turning on the Firefox VPN when the PC is already connected to Nord? Or is this simply not possible - you only connect to one or the other?
    Thanks in advance

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  • jonathonsunshine on 10/06/2026 - 15:17

    I use Firefox because I don't trust Google Chrome or MS Edge but it's hard, I think it might be the worst browser of the three despite being the least evil.

    I'm quite liking ARC browser on PC as well, but sticking with Firefox because it has a robust extensions library on Android.

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    • belongsinforums on 10/06/2026 - 16:21

      Devs prioritise chromium browsers and safari. Compatibility will likely always be best for those two. Chrome usually gets the latest features and Firefox sometimes lags behind on adopting those features

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  • bcYield on 10/06/2026 - 18:33

    Opera has built in vpn for ages but not sure how good it is

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  • Skinnerr on 10/06/2026 - 18:45

    Anyone get this to work on Android?

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  • neonlight on 10/06/2026 - 23:27

    Had a Firefox sync account ages ago can I use that and get this VPN to work??

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  • Mums Poop Sock on 11/06/2026 - 02:51

    It doesn't seem to be working for me. It instantly says connected but it isn't.

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