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Avoid these 10 insecure VPN apps on Android

Jan26
by on January 26, 2017 at 6:18 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


VPNS are a great way to browse the Web anonymously and access region-locked sites. Plus, they’re about as easy to use on Android devices as they are on desktops – but you’ll want to be careful about which one you choose. A group of researchers from CSIRO’s Data61, UC Berkeley, UNSW Sydney, and Malaysia’s UCSI found that, of the vast selection of Android VPN apps available on Google Play (the team looked into 283 of them), a large number were insecure, leaked user data, injected ads and contained malware. That includes popular and top-rated apps in the store. According to the researchers,…

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Avoid these 10 insecure VPN apps on Android

Jan26
by on January 26, 2017 at 6:18 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


VPNS are a great way to browse the Web anonymously and access region-locked sites. Plus, they’re about as easy to use on Android devices as they are on desktops – but you’ll want to be careful about which one you choose. A group of researchers from CSIRO’s Data61, UC Berkeley, UNSW Sydney, and Malaysia’s UCSI found that, of the vast selection of Android VPN apps available on Google Play (the team looked into 283 of them), a large number were insecure, leaked user data, injected ads and contained malware. That includes popular and top-rated apps in the store. According to the researchers,…

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