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Proton analyzed 7,000+ mobile VPN apps. 64 apps actively collect physical location via GPS or other geolocation, 3 are owned by market research firms, and 85% of them contain trackers.
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1366113/proton-analyzed-7000-mobile-vpn-apps-64-apps-actively-collect-physical-location-via-gps
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Proton VPNShady VPNs could be spying on millions of Americans | Proton VPNA new survey of VPN apps available in the US shows that a worryingly large number of them behave in unacceptable ways.