Serious Problem: How reliable are VPN extensions like MullVad VPN for Firefox?

[Average_Joe (Joey)]

@markwyner

I highly recommend using Mullvad for your whole computer. That’s called full-tunneling. But if you really want to only use VPN for some of the applications on your computer, Mullvad has a feature (as most good VPNs do) called split-tunneling. That means you can enable VPN and then add applications that bypass it.

I appreciate your reply!

I’m currently trying to find the best VPN that only works within the browser and leaves the rest of the apps on the device like messaging apps, bit torrent, other browsers etc untouched.

I’ve done so much research and I believe Vivaldi with builtin ProtonVPN is the best I can find…

There are a few others in contention but Vivaldi with Proton seems to be the most trustworthy.

[Critical_Crab5543]

I don’t think that this setup with Vivaldi differs from the Proton VPN extension, and only saves the need for a user to install the extension. Vivaldi also isn’t recommended by Privacy Guides. So, instead of going this route, I would choose either Brave or Firefox and just install the Proton VPN extension unless you have other reasons for choosing Vivaldi.

[username0990]

I remember to have read on Kicksecure/Whonix Wiki that proxies like HTTP/S, SOCKS4/5 aren’t encrypting internet traffic, but I can’t find that Wiki page at the moment. Also, if you haven’t come across it yet, you might want to read this. Browser extension limitations | Proton VPN