User:Jaydavidmartin/Firefox Private Network

Firefox Private Network is a virtual private network web browser extension, desktop application, and mobile application. It is currently in beta, which began on September 10, 2019.

Functionality
Firefox Private Network is a virtual private network (VPN), which masks the user's IP address, hides location data from the websites accessed by the user, and encrypts all network activity. A limited-monthly-use free version is available as a web browser extension for the Firefox browser, and a paid version for all device activity is available on the mobile operating systems iOS and Android and the the desktop operating system Microsoft Windows, with plans for macOS and Linux versions. The paid version of Private Network uses the Swedish Mullvad VPN service, which uses the WireGuard VPN standard, while the free version uses the American Cloudflare service.

History
The free, limited-use Firefox Private Network web browser extension beta version was released on September 10, 2019 as part of the relaunch of Mozilla's Test Pilot Program, a program which allowed Firefox users to test experimental new features which had been shuttered in January 2019. The beta of the subscription-based standalone virtual private network for Android, Microsoft Windows, and Chromebook launched on February 19, 2020, with the iOS following soon after.