beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days 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-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1215arrow-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-22 days agomessage-square39linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarebeep@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 day agoCheck my other comment.
minus-squareesc@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·1 day agoSo no full list, just cropped screenshots? Why?
minus-squareboatswain@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoTo avoid defamation lawsuits, most likely.
Check my other comment.
So no full list, just cropped screenshots? Why?
To avoid defamation lawsuits, most likely.