1 in 6 VPNs Track Your Location, According to New Report From Proton

Using a virtual private network is a surefire way to keep your information private when browsing the internet. But a new report from Proton, released on Wednesday, exposes some major holes in that concept.

A VPN is a tool that encrypts your internet behavior and hides your IP address and physical location, with the goal of keeping your identity and identifying information secure. But 64 of the VPN apps downloaded in the US, Proton found, are owned by Chinese companies and contain trackers that collect all sorts of user information, including device IDs, network information, device models and mobile carrier data.

And 25% of the apps in question were found to actively track your location.

Data from millions of VPN users is going to China

In June alone, these apps were downloaded over 13 million times.

Narrowing down the numbers further, Proton found that 31 of those Chinese-owned VPNs...

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