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Chrome VPN Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit (cyberinsider.com)
submitted 11 hours ago by IHeartBadCode@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world
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FreeVPN.One, a verified Chrome extension with over 100k installs on the Chrome Web Store, is taking screenshots of sites users visit.

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[โ€“] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
  1. People who value their privacy (or "have something to hide") have a need of a service that provides anonymity
  2. This turns said service in the ideal place to start any and all surveillance because your subjects have already self-selected for being "interesting" (especially if you intend to go after low hanging fruit)
  3. Therefore I must conclude that people using VPNs and TOR, no matter how legitimate their reasons, are in fact advertising that they have something to hide which current status quo is very interested in knowing...
[โ€“] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

With China, UK and afaik US (at least some states) attitude to regulation, a VPN is turning more into a necessity to browse the open internet rather than a tool for people who value privacy though

I've been trying to plan a hiking trip and the number of sites, even those without any nsfw or user generated content, that just geoblock the UK because it's not worth dealing with their government's shit is impressive