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

That is a different argument than what the author is making in the article. Don't go on a tangent.

Also, Onavo was acquired by FB in 2013. What were you expecting FB to do with it? It is not even the most popular VPN app.

I made no argument.

I presented factual and new information about what data is collected and asked some questions.

Your point was vpn collected all data sent and received from a device. You could have just tweeted that as that is always true.

Instead, from what it appears, you were trying to prop up views by calling out a facebook specific vpn and how it collected all data - as in you were expecting that to behave differently.

I would recommend you go and read the post, because what you are saying is simply not true.

I never claimed they are collecting all data sent and recieved from the device, nor would I have any ability to credibly make that claim without access to their servers. I only addressed what is observable in the app’s code.

Well the app description explicitly says that it collects traffic.

VPNs by definition gather information about browsing behavior. Sharing it with Facebook is where it becomes an issue.

It's not an issue if you care enough to read the description. This is not some underhanded sneaky thing that Facebook's trying to hide. Users can choose not to install the app.

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