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Mobile VPN security is not as strong as advertised, research suggests (techxplore.com)

submitted 1 month ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub [B] to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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Many digital users rely on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to combat security threats, allowing the application to view, intercept and handle all user traffic in return for hiding identifying information from third parties. Yet a new mobile VPN security testing framework—MVPNalyzer—found many popular VPNs breach user trust, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study.

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[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Here is the paper in question:

https://www.ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-s1573-paper.pdf

[–] devaly@ani.social 12 points 1 month ago

If you are using VPN on android, google will always be able to link any IP you use to your identity.

Your phone is constantly pinging back to google's servers.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It seems like they tested a bunch of random, 3rd-rate vpns. I don't see NordVPN on there.

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[–] ArrowMax@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

VIII. Conclusion We applied MVPNalyzer to 281 operational free VPN apps from the Google Play Store and uncovered alarming issues in security and privacy practices [...] Many of these apps found with issues have tens of millions of installs and appear among top Play Store search results.

Free VPN apps... Not exactly surprising, but worth investigating to combat misinformation regarding app-security, I guess.

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[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ah. I always assumed those were meant to sell your information.

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[–] redsand@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Nord is 3rd rate. They had a data mining scandal that got burried a few years back. Try mullvad or cryptostorm

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[–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

mullvad donated 5 million to a far-right party, I don't really know any great alternatives unfortunately but use airvpn via wireguard

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[–] redsand@infosec.pub 1 point 1 month ago

A founder but not the company. Unfortunate but they're still likely better than most

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago

This just in: garbage VPNs are garbage