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Monica J. White

This free Chrome VPN extension found to spy on its 100k+ users – uninstall it now

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In this photo illustration, a silhouetted woman holds a smartphone with the Google Chrome logo displayed on the screen.
  • Security researchers found that a popular free Chrome VPN extension has been stealthily taking screenshots of every website its users visit
  • FreeVPN.One boasts over 100,000 downloads and Google's "Verified" and "Featured" badges
  • Once limited to VPN functionality, the extension's later updates were designed not for privacy, but to evade detection

A popular Chrome VPN extension has been found to spy on its over 100,000 users.

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