Reviews for NordVPN - a VPN proxy extension for Firefox
NordVPN - a VPN proxy extension for Firefox by NordVPN
Review by Greg
Rated 1 out of 5
by Greg, a month agoThe latest update sneakily forces privacy data harvesting, including financial information, forms, and payment data. This is ridiculous and should be banned.
RE: Stop making this sound harmless. Firefox is clearly asking me to approve new required data collection before the extension can update. I cannot reject these permissions separately, so in practice I either accept the added privacy risk or I cannot install the update.
The warning explicitly mentions personally identifying information, financial and payment information, authentication information, and location. That is not just normal technical wording. If no new data collection was introduced, then explain exactly why Firefox now requires this new consent and why users are being forced to approve it. At the moment it looks like a serious privacy downgrade, and I am not comfortable accepting it.
Permissions and data
Required permissions:
Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
Display notifications to you
Read and modify privacy settings
Control browser proxy settings
Access browser tabs
Access browser activity during navigation
Access your data for all web sites
Optional permissions:
Access your data for all web sites
Required data collection, according to the developer:
Authentication information
Financial and payment information
Location
Personally identifying information
Optional data collection, according to the developer:
Technical and interaction data
RE: Stop making this sound harmless. Firefox is clearly asking me to approve new required data collection before the extension can update. I cannot reject these permissions separately, so in practice I either accept the added privacy risk or I cannot install the update.
The warning explicitly mentions personally identifying information, financial and payment information, authentication information, and location. That is not just normal technical wording. If no new data collection was introduced, then explain exactly why Firefox now requires this new consent and why users are being forced to approve it. At the moment it looks like a serious privacy downgrade, and I am not comfortable accepting it.
Permissions and data
Required permissions:
Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
Display notifications to you
Read and modify privacy settings
Control browser proxy settings
Access browser tabs
Access browser activity during navigation
Access your data for all web sites
Optional permissions:
Access your data for all web sites
Required data collection, according to the developer:
Authentication information
Financial and payment information
Location
Personally identifying information
Optional data collection, according to the developer:
Technical and interaction data
Developer response
posted a month agoHey, Greg, yesterday we had a Firefox extension update approved, and Firefox is now showing broader consent categories for data the extension already used. No new data collection was introduced on our side. The wording may look alarming, but in reality it refers to things like subscription ID/type, payment status, currency, etc. We remain committed to collecting only the minimum data necessary to provide and maintain the service. -L.L.