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Mullvad’s VPN software has an available function that blocks network traffic when the VPN isn’t connected, so there’s no need to patch that into the browser.

• nicce 4y ago
  But isn’t this integrated directly into the browser, so that your host system does not need Mullvad?
  • altairprime 4y ago
    Nope. Their browser seems intended to be paired with their VPN product, not to be substituted for it.
    • nicce 4y ago
      In my understanding, the Mullvad VPN extension is built in, with Mullvad DoH included. https://mullvad.net/en/help/tag/mullvad-browser/#93 https://mullvad.net/en/help/tag/mullvad-browser/#93
      • altairprime 4y ago
        Does it offer the same system-wide protection as the desktop VPN product; or, does it only use the VPN for socks-proxied traffic through the extension-created SOCKS port, and so those protections are applied within the browser; or, it doesn’t protect against temporary interruptions; or, orher? I can’t experiment with this during my workday, and we’ve reached the limit of information available without running it and testing, so I can’t help resolve this further right now.