Firefox 151 Adds Server Location Selection to Built-In VPN With Five Countries at Launch
Firefox 151, set to be released on May 19, will include a new feature that allows users to select server locations within the browser's built-in VPN, according to Soren Hentzschel. This change addresses a significant limitation of the feature since its initial launch, which lacked an option to choose the country through which traffic is routed.
At launch, supported server locations will include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Germany. Firefox has not confirmed whether more countries will be added in future updates.
What’s New for the Built-In VPN in Firefox 151
The built-in Firefox VPN masks IP addresses and encrypts browser traffic, but does not allow users to select a server location. With the Firefox 151 update, a location picker has been introduced for the five supported countries, bringing this feature in line with the core functions of standalone paid VPN services.
The VPN remains free and is integrated directly into the browser, with a monthly data limit of 50GB. It only covers browsing traffic within Firefox and does not encrypt all traffic on the device. This differentiates it from Mozilla's paid Mozilla VPN, which offers full device coverage.
When Firefox 151’s VPN Location Picker Will Be Available
Firefox 151 is scheduled for release on May 19. The update will introduce the ability to select server locations on platforms that support the built-in VPN feature.
Mozilla has not yet specified which platforms will include this feature initially or provided a timeline for expanding the available server locations beyond the five countries currently offered.
They probably created this for extra Telemetry considering a lot of tech savvy users configure Firefaux to disable Telemetry.
will a Mac version be available?
I really prefer the older versions. But what the fuck happens to firefox and brave because it lost the essence of what it was before, they are adding unnecessary things, a lot of ai, vpn, etc etc each time heavier and consumes more resources and then the telemetry
Move to Helium, it’s faster and more lightweight than both combined.
What he mentions is true. Many things. I prefer to the waterfox
Those server locations seem pretty useless; with the exception of Canada and Germany they all have overreaching governments who are censoring the internet.
Germany and Canada both have overreaching governments who are censoring not just the internet but anything. If you voice a politically unpopular opinion, the Gestapo comes to arrest you.
Since using Firefox’s VPN requires me to create a Mozilla account, I will never use it. I will NEVER create a potentially privacy-raping Mozilla account.
What gives you the impression Mozilla is going to invade your privacy? They are fundamentally opposed to increasing their user’s privacy.
If you don’t want an account with Mozilla, but you still want to sync browser settings between your devices, Mozilla even provide open source software, all the software their Sync service is using, for free! You can self host your own sync server! They even just released an update to that software that enables user’s of the software to use renowned open source database engine PostgreSQL for storage.
Unless you wish to sign up to a VPN service with anonymous gift cards or some sort of crypto coin, an account is likely needed to ensure the service is not being abused.
where do I select a private sync server in either the desktop or a mobile browser?