Many digital users rely on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to combat security threats, allowing the application to view, intercept and handle all user traffic in return for hiding identifying information from third parties. Yet a new mobile VPN security testing framework—MVPNalyzer—found many popular VPNs breach user trust, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study.
Mobile VPN security is not as strong as advertised, research suggests
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-mobile-vpn-strong-advertised.html
9 Comments
Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 48d
Here is the paper in question:
https://www.ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-s1573-paper.pdf
devaly@ani.social · 12 pts · 48d
If you are using VPN on android, google will always be able to link any IP you use to your identity.
Your phone is constantly pinging back to google's servers.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 5 pts · 48d
This just in: garbage VPNs are garbage
Dadifer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 48d
It seems like they tested a bunch of random, 3rd-rate vpns. I don't see NordVPN on there.
ArrowMax@feddit.org · 12 pts · 48d
Free VPN apps... Not exactly surprising, but worth investigating to combat misinformation regarding app-security, I guess.
Dadifer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 48d
Ah. I always assumed those were meant to sell your information.
redsand@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 48d
Nord is 3rd rate. They had a data mining scandal that got burried a few years back. Try mullvad or cryptostorm
anise@awful.systems · 1 pts · 48d
mullvad donated 5 million to a far-right party, I don't really know any great alternatives unfortunately but use airvpn via wireguard
redsand@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 47d
A founder but not the company. Unfortunate but they're still likely better than most