Firefox Private Network是Firefox浏览器的扩展，旨在保护您免受黑客和跟踪器的侵害。您可以在家用计算机上使用它，但它在使用公共Wi-Fi网络的笔记本电脑上特别有用。

大多数网络浏览器不包括内置的黑客保护；您通常必须依赖第三方工具。这就是Firefox Private Network让^{(Firefox Private Network)}Firefox用户如此激动人心的原因 - 加上它安装快速且使用零麻烦。

无论您认为自己已经被黑客入侵^{(think you’ve been hacked already)}，还是只想尽自己最大的能力保护您的在线身份，Firefox 专用网络^{(Firefox Private Network)}都是一种很棒的帮助方式。

注意^(Note)：Firefox Private Network在 beta 阶段是免费的，但目前只对美国用户开放。^{(it’s currently
only available for people in the United States.)}

Firefox 专用网络做什么？^{(What Does Firefox Private
Network Do?)}

Firefox Private Network通过在您浏览网页时加密两件事来使 Firefox 更安全——您访问的^{(makes Firefox safer)}URL^(URLs)和您发送到大多数网站的数据。然后通过Cloudflare代理服务器发送此信息以隐藏您的身份。

这对您来说意味着几件事：

您的位置被隐藏。在Chrome中^(Chrome)查看您的 IP 地址^{(See what your IP address is)}，然后在Firefox中查看它们的不同之处。
网站将更难通过个性化广告来定位您^{(target you with personalized ads)}。
任何监视您的网络流量的人都很难理解您在做什么，这包括您的互联网服务提供商。

但是， Firefox 专用网络^{(Firefox Private Network)}并非包罗万象：

只有通过Firefox传输的数据会被加密和隐藏，因此您不能指望它会保护您的其他程序和浏览器。
并非所有网络流量都经过加密；具体来说，非 TCP 流量，例如某些视频会议服务，被排除在外，不会被隐藏。

当您使用Firefox^(Firefox)时，所有的加密和代理细节都会在后台自动发生。您无需更改任何设置或可供选择的选项。当您安装Firefox Private Network时，只需一个按钮即可启用和禁用它。

您甚至可以将Firefox 专用网络^{(Firefox Private Network)}与您现有的VPN 服务^{(VPN service)}或计算机上运行的其他隐私保护工具一起使用。您甚至不需要对这些程序进行任何更改；只需在Firefox中安装这个即可享受额外的保护层。

提示^(Tip)：Firefox 有另一个您可能喜欢的名为Firefox Monitor的安全工具，它会告诉您您的电子邮件地址是否是数据泄露的一部分。

Firefox 专用网络安全吗？^{(Is Firefox Private Network
Safe?)}

既然您关心隐私，那么让我们明确一下Firefox在您使用此扩展程序时会收集和不收集关于您的信息：

Firefox不使用该工具来收集有关您的浏览习惯的信息。
Firefox 确实会收集通用详细信息，例如您如何与扩展程序交互、何时将其关闭，以及有关扩展程序如何运行的幕后详细信息。
Cloudflare会接收您计算机的 IP 地址、您正在浏览的站点的 IP 地址、您访问的时间以及唯一标识符。
Cloudflare不会与他人共享其收集的数据，并会在 24 小时后将其删除（除非出于安全或法律原因需要保留）。

您可以在Firefox 专用网络隐私声明^{(Firefox Private Network Privacy Notice)}中阅读更多内容。

有什么缺点吗？^{(Are There Any Disadvantages?)}

并不是一个好的工具的一切都是彩虹，对于 Firefox Private Network来说也是如此。根据您的计算机和互联网连接的现有速度，运行此反黑客软件可能会使您的连接速度非常慢，因为数据被加密，然后在任何网页被发送回给您之前通过远程服务器馈送。

如果您的浏览器还运行许多其他扩展——并且有很多可供选择——将这个添加到组中可能会降低您计算机的整体性能，更不用说它（可能）不会让 Firefox 更快^{(make Firefox any faster)}。

但是，重要的是要质疑运行此工具的成本是否值得。我们认为这是肯定^(yes)的！如果您发现使用它会带来其他问题，请删除一些您不使用的扩展程序，并在尝试浏览网络的同时停止流式传输电影。^{(streaming movies)}然后，您很可能可以使用Firefox 专用网络^{(Firefox Private Network)}，而不会出现任何性能或带宽问题。

如何使用 Firefox 专用网络^{(How To Use Firefox Private
Network)}

打开 Firefox 并访问Firefox Private Network。选择添加到 Firefox^{(Add to Firefox)}。

在提示安装Firefox Private Network时选择添加^(Add)。

选择Firefox^(Firefox)右上角的扩展图标，然后选择登录^{(Sign in)}。

^(Log)使用您的Firefox帐户详细信息登录。如果您还没有Firefox 帐户，^{(create a Firefox account here)}可以在这里创建一个。

等待几秒钟，让扩展图标变为包含绿色复选标记。这就是您知道Firefox 专用网络^{(Firefox Private Network)}已启用并保护您的方式。

How To Use Firefox Private Network To Protect Yourself Online

Firefox Private Netwоrk is an extension for the Firefox browser that aims to protect you from hackers and trackers. You can use it on your home computer but it’s especially useful on a laptop that uses public Wi-Fi networks.

Most web browsers don’t include built-in protection from hackers; you normally have to rely on third-party tools. This is what makes Firefox Private Network so exciting for Firefox users – plus it installs quickly and works with zero hassle.

Whether you think you’ve been hacked already or you just want to protect your online identity to the best of your ability, Firefox Private Network is an awesome way to help.

Note: Firefox Private Network is free while it’s in beta, but it’s currently only available for people in the United States.

What Does Firefox Private Network Do?

Firefox Private Network makes Firefox safer by encrypting two things while you browse the web – the URLs you visit and the data you send to most websites. This information is then sent through a Cloudflare proxy server to hide your identity.

This means a few things for you:

Your location gets hidden. See what your IP address is in Chrome and then again in Firefox to see how they’re different.
It’ll be harder for websites to target you with personalized ads.
Anyone monitoring your network traffic will have a really tough time understanding what you’re doing, and this includes your internet service provider.

However, Firefox Private Network isn’t all-inclusive:

Only the data transferred through Firefox is encrypted and hidden, so you can’t expect it to protect your other programs and browsers.
Not all web traffic is encrypted; specifically, non-TCP traffic, such as some video conferencing services, are excluded and will not be hidden.

All of the encryption and proxy details happen automatically in the background as you use Firefox. There aren’t any settings you have to change or options to pick from. When you install Firefox Private Network, there’s just a single button for enabling and disabling it.

You can even use Firefox Private Network with your existing VPN service or with other privacy protection tools running on your computer. You shouldn’t even need to make any changes to those programs; just install this one in Firefox and enjoy the extra layer of protection.

Tip: Firefox has another security tool you might like called Firefox Monitor, which tells you if your email address has been part of a data breach.

Is Firefox Private Network Safe?

Since you’re concerned with privacy, let’s be clear what Firefox does and doesn’t collect about you while you use this extension:

Firefox doesn’t use the tool to collect information about your browsing habits.
Firefox does collect generic details like how you interact with the extension, when you turn it off, and behind-the-scenes details about how the extension is functioning.
Cloudflare receives your computer’s IP address, the IP address of the site you’re browsing to, the time you visited, and a unique identifier.
Cloudflare doesn’t share the data it collects with others, and deletes it after 24 hours (unless it needs to retain it for security or legal reasons).

You can read more in the Firefox Private Network Privacy Notice.

Are There Any Disadvantages?

Not everything about a good tool is always rainbows, and that’s also true for Firefox Private Network. Depending on the existing speed of your computer and internet connection, running this anti-hacker software might make your connection really slow since data is being encrypted and then fed through a remote server before any webpages are sent back to you.

If your browser is also running a lot of other extensions – and there are plenty to choose from – adding this one to the group might lower the overall performance of your computer, not to mention it (probably) won’t make Firefox any faster.

However, what’s important to question is if the cost of running this tool is worth the benefit. We think that’s a solid yes! If you find that using it poses other problems, remove some of those extensions you don’t use and stop streaming movies while also trying to browse the web. You can then most likely use Firefox Private Network without any performance or bandwidth issues.