Overview
- Mozilla released Firefox 149 with a free proxy inside the browser that includes 50 GB of data per month and requires a Mozilla account, starting in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
- The tool routes only Firefox traffic and not apps on the device, so it works like a proxy rather than a full system VPN.
- Users cannot pick an exit country and streaming services that check location are unlikely to work through it.
- Early testing by CHIP found download speeds fell from about 200 Mbit/s to about 140 Mbit/s with the proxy turned on.
- The update also adds Split View for two tabs, local-only Tab Notes, faster PDF loading, and a security sweep that PC-WELT reports fixed more than 40 flaws.