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In what world does a VPN need access to Camera and Bluetooth? (i.imgur.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I am fully aware of what vpn services to use and not. I am not using Express VPN, I am simply doing research for a master thesis, when I came across these results from Express VPN. If you have any ideas or corrections, please let me know why a VPN provider would need to have access to these permissions.

Screenshot is from Exodus service, which let's you view what exactly perimissions and trackers each app uses. You can check out the results and the tool for yourself here: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.expressvpn.vpn/latest/

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[-] spudwart@spudwart.com 4 points 9 months ago

Don't use ExpressVPN, they and others make money off of your data.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you for the heads-up. Do you have any articles about this?

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[-] Feddyteddy 0 points 9 months ago

Is Mullvad in your thesis?

[-] shekau@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago

My eyes... ouch

[-] TonyToniToneOfficial@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago

Oof

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