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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. (protonvpn.com)
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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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[–] 14 points 4 days ago (1 child)

So no full list, just cropped screenshots? Why?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    To avoid defamation lawsuits, most likely.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    How is it defamation if it's actually true?

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