{
  "slug": "mozilla-vpn",
  "category": "vpns",
  "name": "Mozilla VPN",
  "description": "VPN service from Mozilla that runs on Mullvad's WireGuard server network. The apps are open source under MPL-2.0 and require a Mozilla account.",
  "website": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/",
  "source": "https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 56,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Mozilla VPN scores 56 out of 100 (grade D) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, tells users about requests, open-source apps and modern protocols. It partly meets open source, independent audit, TLS configuration, security headers and audited no-logs policy. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and anonymous payment. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/mozilla-vpn/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/mozilla-vpn/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/blob/main/LICENSE.md",
      "note": "The apps are open source under MPL-2.0. The server network, run by Mullvad, is not."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/subscription-services/",
      "note": "Campaign and device data is shared with the Adjust attribution service. App interaction data is off by default."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/pricing/",
      "note": "Funded by paid subscriptions. No ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://blog.mozilla.org/security/files/2023/12/Cure53-Final-Audit-Report.pdf",
      "note": "Full Cure53 report on the client apps is public, but the audit is more than three years old."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/policy/transparency/",
      "note": "Mozilla publishes counts of government and legal requests, most recently each year."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/policy/transparency/",
      "note": "Mozilla states it notifies affected users of requests unless legally prohibited."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.mozilla.org&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade B"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.mozilla.org",
      "note": "Grade B (75/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_logs_audited": {
      "title": "Audited no-logs policy",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/subscription-services/",
      "note": "The privacy notice states neither Mozilla nor Mullvad keeps logs of network traffic. Not audited for Mozilla VPN."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "A Mozilla account with an email address and payment by card, PayPal, Apple or Google Pay are required."
    },
    "open_source_clients": {
      "title": "Open-source apps",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client",
      "note": "Apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS are open source."
    },
    "modern_protocols": {
      "title": "Modern protocols",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/features/",
      "note": "WireGuard is the protocol used."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "B",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:25.354Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}