Do you trust Xi with your 'private' browsing data? Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs, report says

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Do you trust Xi with your 'private' browsing data? Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs, report says

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Some trace back to an outfit under US export controls for alleged PLA links
Both Apple's and Google's online stores offer free virtual private network (VPN) apps owned by Chinese companies, according to researchers at the Tech Transparency Project, and they don't make this fact readily…

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