Dear Android users: don't trust your VPN app

According to a new research paper, authored by security researchers from several institutions, including CSIRO and UC Berkeley, Android users who use free VPN apps are at a high risk of security intrusions. A number of such applications have been found to include adware and trojans, along with user tracking libraries and traffic interception mechanisms, while some of them also do not provide encryption of any kind.

A VPN, short for a virtual private network, is a commonly used type of security service which, in theory, allows an end user to surf the internet anonymously, ...