Recent Study Reviews The Different Permissions Requested by Android VPN Apps: The Result Was…

Written by chukwubejoseph | Published 2019/03/27
Tech Story Tags: vpn-permissions | android-vpn | vpn-service | online-security | privacy-tools

TLDR VPN expert, John Mason of the TheBestVPN, carried out an in-depth study on the security and privacy implications of android VPN permissions asked by a total of 81 VPN android apps. The study found that a considerable number of Android VPN apps sought for dangerous permissions that do not correlate with their normal operations. The author noted that 3 VPNs sought for permissions that would let them configure the operating system’s settings. 27 of the 81 VPN apps requested for the read and write to external storage permissions that could put a dent on users’ privacy.via the TL;DR App

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Written by chukwubejoseph | Entrepreneur, Content Marketing Consultant. Founder and CEO of Digitage.net
Published by HackerNoon on 2019/03/27