beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-221 hours agoProton 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.protonvpn.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkProton 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.protonvpn.combeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-221 hours agomessage-square33linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1366113/proton-analyzed-7000-mobile-vpn-apps-64-apps-actively-collect-physical-location-via-gps
minus-squareesc@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down3·19 hours agoNo list, advert for proton.
minus-squarebeep@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·18 hours agoCheck my other comment.
minus-squareesc@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·16 hours agoSo no full list, just cropped screenshots? Why?
minus-squareboatswain@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoTo avoid defamation lawsuits, most likely.
No list, advert for proton.
Check my other comment.
So no full list, just cropped screenshots? Why?
To avoid defamation lawsuits, most likely.