How is Firefox private network different to a VPN?
A VPN would typically protect all your network data. The Firefox thing appears to only protect data sent through Firefox.
It only works in your browser and as far as I know only encrypts web traffic. It is more of a proxy than a VPN. VPNs would allow you to do things like torrents and newsgroups, unlike web proxies.
Why didn’t they just implement TOR into private browsing mode?
Cloudflare.
Really?
It isn’t.
Why should it be?
Firefox is making some odd and worrisome moves. First they are moving to implement DOH on by default … ignoring system settings and sending all DNS traffic to cloudflare… again this is the new default setting coming soon.
Now they release a beta vpn integrated into Firefox that routes everything through cloudflare?
Not really in the spirit of an open and decentralized Internet.
“protect” aka. put in someone else’s hands.
It still goes deeper than web proxies, as HTTPS traffic is kept without requiring your private key or resigning of every request.
I’m sure some factors were:
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performance penalty when using onion network
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some sites block access from onion exits ?
They recently said that they will probably add possibility to use Tor in “super private mode” with add-on in Firefox. However, it probably won’t be as safer and anonymous as normal Tor browser (because of design how normal browsers work).
Im confused why so many people say it isn’t a VPN? I love the service, just curious of it’s ins and outs
What’s the alternative to routing via CF? Not attacking, just curious on your POV.
Also, I’ve probably been living under a rock, but what’s the wider issue with CF? I know they’re a massive company but I only really know them for 1.1.1.1
Then don’t install the add-on.
Yes, that is how all of these solutions work.
Someone else other than your ISP. And everyone they sell it to.
it hides it from your isp, anyone on your local network and any other hop between you and your destination, though mostly this isn’t an issue as they can only see what IP you’re connecting to (if it’s via HTTPS) unless they successfully perform a man in the middle attack.
it obscures that same info from the government who will have to find your vpn (or whatever) provider and lean on them rather than just asking your isp, preferably this vpn provider is in another country and doesn’t keep logs adding more layers of annoyance.
yes the vpn provider will be able to look at that same data, it’s really just a question of who you trust more with it
What goes “deeper than web proxies”? Are you saying that this isn’t a web proxy?
Brave has two private window options, one is normal private, one is “private with TOR”.
Isn’t Brave = Chrome and Tor = Firefox though?