{"id":281213,"date":"2018-10-23T08:31:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T06:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=281213"},"modified":"2018-10-23T08:33:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T06:33:17","slug":"firefox-testing-built-in-vpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/281213-firefox-testing-built-in-vpn.html","title":{"rendered":"Firefox testing built-in VPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2018\/10\/22\/testing-new-ways-to-keep-you-safe-online\/\"><strong>announced<\/strong><\/a> that it will run an experiment testing an in-browser VPN service with a small group of Firefox users.<\/p>\n<p>The experiment is set to kick off on 24 October, with an offer to purchase a monthly subscription to a VPN service.<\/p>\n<p>The select users will be able to download and install the VPN software after signing up for a paid subscription, which will have support for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla said the VPN can be easily turned on and off, and the subscription can be cancelled at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Based on various criteria for a VPN service, Mozilla decided to make use of ProtonVPN for this experiment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We examined each vendors\u2019 privacy and data retention policies to ensure they logged as little user data as possible,&#8221; Mozilla said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a company [ProtonVPN] have a track record of fighting for online privacy and they share our dedication to Internet safety and security,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla also noted that they will be the party to collect the payment from Firefox users who decide to subscribe, and that the proceeds will be shared with ProtonVPN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this way, subscribers will be directly supporting Mozilla while benefiting from one of the very best VPN services on the market today,&#8221; said Mozilla.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-281229\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Firefox-VPN-service.jpg\" alt=\"Firefox VPN offer\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Firefox-VPN-service.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Firefox-VPN-service-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Firefox-VPN-service-595x400.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/278235-the-free-vpn-that-allows-you-to-watch-netflix-us-in-south-africa.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The free VPN that allows you to watch Netflix US in South Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla announced that it will run an experiment in which it will offer an in-browser VPN service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":197481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[981,975,18448],"class_list":["post-281213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet","tag-firefox","tag-mozilla","tag-vpn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281213"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281213"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281245,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281213\/revisions\/281245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}