Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data

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Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data

Mozilla has announced that a free, built-in VPN is coming to Firefox later this month. Firefox's free VPN will offer 50 gigabytes of monthly data, which is pretty generous for a browser-based VPN. A Mozilla account is required to make use of it, which isn't a hardship (they're free), but is a point of friction some may wish to know upfront. This is not a full-device VPN; Firefox VPN only protects traffic inside of the browser, not data sent outside. It won't rival the flexibility and security benefits of a full-featured VPN, like server switching to access geo-restricted streaming services [...]

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Categories: News, Firefox, Mozilla, VPN
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-adding-a-free-vpn Mar 18, 2026, 12:09 AM