Study of 281 Free Android VPN Apps Finds Traffic Leaks, Unencrypted Data, and Tracking
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Researchers ran 281 of the most popular free VPN apps on the Google Play Store through a new testing system and found that many fail at the basics people install a VPN for, i.e., keeping their traffic private and secure. The apps flagged with at least one problem have been installed more than 2.4 billion times. The problems are basic, not sophisticated. 29 apps let user traffic leak outside
1Key Takeaways
- Researchers ran 281 of the most popular free VPN apps on the Google Play Store through a new testing system and found that many fail at the basics people install a VPN for, i.e., keeping their traffic private and secure.
- The apps flagged with at least one problem have been installed more than 2.4 billion times.
- The problems are basic, not sophisticated.
- 29 apps let user traffic leak outside.
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Research breakthroughs often arrive in products months later—early signals matter for strategy. The Hacker News reports that researchers ran 281 of the most popular free VPN apps on the Google Play Store through a new testing system and found that many fail at the basics people install a VPN for, i.e., keeping their traffic private and secure.
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