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Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure (www.helpnetsecurity.com)

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Three families of Android VPN apps, with a combined 700 million-plus Google Play downloads, are secretly linked, according to a group of researchers from Arizona State University and Citizen Lab. Finding the secret links Virtual private networks (VPNs) are widely marketed as tools for enhancing privacy, securing internet traffic, and shielding users from surveillance. Unfortunately, the consumer VPN ecosystem is decidedly opaque, making it difficult (and sometime impossible) for users to make an evidence-based decision … More → The post Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure appeared first on Help Net Security.

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[–] calmluck9349 2 points 1 month ago

As a former sysadmin in k12 I know kids will use any means to bypass content filter to get their snapchat and tiktok