Isn't that the same when it comes to creating an account?

Mozilla temporarily lifted the bandwidth cap on Firefox browser free built-in VPN, and that means unlimited browsing through August 31, but only for eligible users.
They also expanded number of countries to 28 locations, and this will last until September 1st:
https://www.ghacks.net/2026/06/15/firefox-built-in-vpn-goes-unlimited-and-adds-28-countries-through-august-31/

I don't know because I never created Proton VPN account or downloaded their software.

Instead, you should try Vivaldi. They offer a free VPN partnered with Proton VPN directly in the browser. All you need to do is create a ProtonVPN or a Vivaldi account. I trust them more than Firefox.

I wouldn't use a browser VPN for privacy. Mozilla has been making lots of money from search engine deals in firefox. If anything, they are focused on earning more money from this VPN service, they aren't focused on giving you more privacy. If you really want privacy as cheaply as possible, Mullvad and IVPN are the best option. Mullvad only costs 5 Euro per month, which is nothing. Windscribe also offers $29 per year offer sometimes, which also makes it very cheap when we calculate the price per month.
Mullvad also offers you to pay as many satoshis as you want and get the deserved amount of VPN usage time.

I'd go crazy if I have to enter each unique password each time I visit a different site.

You can use KeePass connected with browser, and login details will load automatically.

This is the problem with y0utube, not with windscribe, because youtube blocks IP addresses that are known to be connected with VPN or abuse.
They don't like when people are downloading their videos and watching them offline.

My skepticism about Windscribe is that they ask you to enter your email if you want to get additional 10GB on a free tier. If they are so privacy focused as they say, then why do they do this?
By the way, Windscribe has many locations but if you want something from streaming, other VPNs are much better choice for this but they aren't good choice for privacy.

Really? There are many websites and tools that allow you to download videos from YouTube. You can even download videos from their official app on your smartphone but not in mp4 format, it stays in the app like on Netflix.

It's their task to replace blacklisted IPs if they promise you the ability of streaming Netflix, YouTube and other services. If they don't promise you that, then it's not their task to my mind.

It's probably because they can't earn money from ads or collect more usage data, if you download it as video file. Based on my experience, such the tool or software (such as yt-dlp) may not work when you use when you use certain VPN provider or server. I don't know how those website avoid block from youtube since their action isn't that different from bot that download tons of videos.

It's trivial to create new private mail that is not connected with your identity.
Only silly people would use gmail or main email address for that

Like I said, g00gle doesn't like this so they detect and record IP addresses from everyone who downloads videos from their platform.

I used windscribe with some temp email address, and they only send silly jokes periodically, never ads.
Windscribe account can be created without email address.

I doubt anyone create such list (besides Google), although my past experience it happened with free VPN or crappy paid VPN that have few region/server. But some tools such as yt-dlp can work without login or browser, which could be why such tool doesn't work. But it's good it doesn't happen to you, since you can easily find discussion that complaint youtube block them in a way or another.


I don't use windscribe, but it makes me question whether extra free 10GB is eligible if you use private or disposable email.