Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

Post by willstrafach » Tue, Mar 06, 2018, 6:52 PM UTC

ballenf wrote: post #25

This is the app that was instrumental in FB consolidating their monopoly on horizontal markets, using the data pickpocketed from users to analyze potential acquisition targets. We need to explore whether antitrust scrutiny should consider data hoarding as a factor. I also wonder if this sleaziness is why we can't have ad-blocking faux-VPN apps on iOS anymore (see AdGuard, e.g.). FB weren't the only ones abusing users…

Post by searchencrypt » Tue, Mar 06, 2018, 6:53 PM UTC

jerkstate wrote: post #33

Talyen42 wrote: post #26

Next up: FBI buys VPN service, promises everything is chill

Maybe you didn't see this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16501630

Post by czardoz » Tue, Mar 06, 2018, 6:54 PM UTC

searchencrypt wrote: post #28

djrogers wrote: post #27

Of course it does, as it explicitly claims to in the App description. What's news here? Also, that's some of the worst scroll-jacking and browser behavior modification I've come across - you cannot read it zoomed in on Safari because it jumps around instead of scrolling.

It's news because people use VPNs to protect their privacy. If they are under the impression that Onavo will keep their data private, they are wrong. Just trying to inform...

Post by searchencrypt » Tue, Mar 06, 2018, 6:55 PM UTC

czardoz wrote: post #35

searchencrypt wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most people would expect a VPN to protect their data from websites, rather than sharing it with Facebook.

Well the app description explicitly says that it collects traffic.

Post by gnode » Tue, Mar 06, 2018, 6:59 PM UTC

joelrunyon wrote: post #17

Is there an upcoming product similar to instagram? I really am over all the main facebook products, but seems like instagram has a monopoly on that specific category of apps.