The Mozilla Foundation today began testing VPN in Firefox in partnership with Swiss company ProtonVPN to some users in the United States.
Yes, the Mozilla Foundation did not develop its own VPN network but will partner with ProtonVPN to use its own network.
The trial began on October 22, 2018 in the United States with a sample of Firefox 62 users. We don't know how the users who were invited to try the service were selected, but the lucky ones will be able to visit pages, and watch streaming, encrypted through Firefox.
The subscription price is the same as the price users pay for a monthly ProtonVPN subscription when they sign up for the service.
It is not yet known whether Firefox users will have a version at ProtonVPN's monthly price.
The package that Firefox will use will give browser users access to a full VPN that they can apply to their entire system, not just the browser.
Critics might say that the Mozilla Foundation is using ads because Firefox might show recommendations for users to sign up for ProtonVPN.
But either way, VPNs improve your privacy and security while you browse.
For now, as we mentioned above, details about the new service (such as the cost) have not been revealed, so it is unclear whether the Mozilla Foundation will earn recurring revenue from subscriptions or receive a single one-time payment.
It should be noted that $10 per month is a pretty high price for a VPN, as you can get reliable services for half the money. So if the Mozilla Foundation can offer a better price, it would be a great thing for Firefox users.
Of course, the ideal would be for the Mozilla Foundation to create its own VPN network, but that comes at a cost.
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