Travelling back from Asia? Surfshark warns against the silent data collection of the most popular local travel apps
- Surfshark has released new research on data collection in Asian travel apps
- It found that 97% of apps may collect and track user data
- It also became clear that tracking continues even after you return home
If you are travelling to Asia, you might already know the trip requires digital preparation, downloading local apps for taxis, food delivery, and maps, as the ones available in the UK may not work there.
However, these essential travel apps are just as data-hungry as your local options, if not worse.
Silent data collection and tracking often continue well after passport control, potentially exposing you to constant monitoring, third-party data harvesting, and data breaches.
This is the warning coming from Surfshark, one of the best VPNs, which recently carried out an in-depth analysis of 65 super-popular ‘essential travel apps’ in Asia and found that a shocking 97% of them (63) may collect user...
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