Apple Offers VPN Apps With Ties to Chinese Military

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Millions of users are inadvertently sending their internet traffic to Chinese companies, including several tied to the People’s Liberation Army.

According to research by The Transparency Project, findings show that a significant number VPN apps in Apple’s App Store trace back to China, a fact that may be putting the privacy of American and other International users, and national security, at risk.

Users may be downloading these apps and using them to browse the internet without any knowledge that their data may be subject to China’s national security laws and accessible by the Chinese government.

For Apple, a company that markets itself as a champion of user privacy and security, this is a glaring security oversight.

Full article here: https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/apple-offers-apps-with-ties-to-chinese-military

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