• Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    Their VPN protects against LAN/WiFi and ISP snooping.

    Every VPN requires you trust the tunnel provider.

    Mozilla offers a completely optional service. Use a different VPN if prefer—though most require you create an account. Firefox doesn’t require a VPN for web browsing.

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        20 days ago

        Why do any VPNs require an account?

        Not sure I can answer that. If there’s any kind of billing, they’d at least need to make sure the computer connecting to a tunnel is being used by a paying user. Mullvad does a privacy-minded token system for that, but it’s still a kind of login.

        If you’re looking for private browsing without a login, you’ll want to use TOR.

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        Is their vpn free? You’re signing up for a VPN service that has a limited amount of bandwidth provided at no cost.

        Their angle isn’t to sell your data, it’s for you to want to upgrade to the paid plan.

        You won’t find a VPN that has no ability to share information about you.