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VPN Promo Looks Shady

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Today I was presented with a Firefox promo for their VPN. It claimed a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Oh...it costs money?!? I don't see any mention of that ANYWHERE -- not even a "What does it cost" link [and the "Get Mozilla VPN Now" link is NOT the same -- it's a "step-into-the-slime-to-find-out", NOT a "get-info-without-committing"]!!

That always gives me the impression of sleaze. Make's me feel like I'm being duped into something. Makes me NOT want to click! And annoys the hell out of me. I want to know UP FRONT, what it's going the cost me, once the "Free Trial" wears off. Otherwise I ain't biting!!

I've had great faith in Mozilla being a trustworthy player -- an honorable alternative. But, this?!? It gives me the impression the Mozilla name is now owned by hucksters -- as so often happens with trustworthy brands.

Here's a link to the promo that triggered my outrage:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/82.0/whatsnew/all/?oldversion=81.0.2

Today I was presented with a Firefox promo for their VPN. It claimed a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Oh...it costs money?!? I don't see any mention of that ANYWHERE -- not even a "What does it cost" link [and the "Get Mozilla VPN Now" link is NOT the same -- it's a "step-into-the-slime-to-find-out", NOT a "get-info-without-committing"]!! That always gives me the impression of sleaze. Make's me feel like I'm being duped into something. Makes me NOT want to click! And annoys the hell out of me. I want to know UP FRONT, what it's going the cost me, once the "Free Trial" wears off. Otherwise I ain't biting!! I've had great faith in Mozilla being a trustworthy player -- an honorable alternative. But, this?!? It gives me the impression the Mozilla name is now owned by hucksters -- as so often happens with trustworthy brands. Here's a link to the promo that triggered my outrage: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/82.0/whatsnew/all/?oldversion=81.0.2
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