Overview
- The promotion, which began Tuesday, Nov. 10, provides free unlimited in‑browser VPN data through Jan. 31, 2027 for Firefox desktop and Android users who sign into a Mozilla account.
- Mozilla is rolling the feature out regionally and on a staggered schedule, desktop users must run Firefox 149 or later to access it and iOS support is listed as coming soon.
- The built‑in VPN protects only traffic inside the Firefox browser and does not cover other apps or system traffic, while Mozilla continues to sell a separate paid Mozilla VPN for device‑wide protection.
- Firefox’s proxy masks users’ IP addresses and hides browsing from operators of shared networks but does not make users anonymous because websites can still track via cookies or account logins.
- The short promotion is a marketing move to highlight Firefox’s privacy tools and may nudge holiday travelers to try the browser, which could increase user engagement or funnel some users toward Mozilla’s paid VPN later.