Author: Andrew Heinzman / Source: How-To Geek
Facebook is shutting down Onavo, the controversial data collecting app. But the company plans to continue spy-like research in the future.
For those of you who are out of the loop, here’s a quick rundown. Facebook offered a free VPN app called Onavo on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Unsurprisingly, Facebook spied on everyone who used that app. This has been going on for a few years, and it’s had real-world implications. According to Buzzfeed, data obtained by Onovo is the primary reason why Facebook bought WhatsApp.About a year ago, Facebook was forced to remove Onavo from the Apple App Store, as it conflicted with the…
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