Most tech savvy netizens these days use VPN to hide their
digital privacy. However, a study by Simon Migliano, who is the head of
research at Metric Labs, showed that you
might still be wasting your time.
Migliano and his team performed an extensive survey of the top
150 VPN Android apps offered on Google’s Play Store and the results are
depressing. About 20% of those apps were flagged as possible malware sources.
Plus, more than 25% of the apps tested have privacy bugs like DNS leaks, which is a very
big issue. DNS leaks show user DNS queries to their internet service providers.
Maybe one of the most troubling concern is that if taken as a
whole, these apps have been downloaded for at least 260 million times. That’s a
massive number! Millions of people believe they are secure when in fact they are
not.
Perhaps some of the problems discovered by Migliano’s team were
minor. Most of these apps are asking extremely aggressive permissions, which
provides the app as well as the company controlling it more details than what
they actually need about you. This includes the when, where, and how you use
your device. Out of the top ten free VPN apps that are offered on the Play
Store, a shocking seven of them have problems with DNS leaks. These
includes:
- Super VPN
- Hi VPN
- Turbo VPN
- VPN Master
- Snap VPN
The only app among the top ten that have been tested that do not
have leaks or other risky functions was the Hotspot Shield Basic. So, don’t
forget the name of that app in case you are using something else on your
device. Don’t just think of it. You have to switch to it! Secure your device
now.
Great
job to Migliano and his team for their hard work and diligent research!
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Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 218-9255
Cities Served:
Wilmington, Silver Lake, Sea Breeze, Carolina Beach, Eagle Island, Leland, Wrightsboro
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