Facebook Onavo VPN app gathers user data even when it is disabled

It is a number of years since Facebook acquired mobile data compression firm Onavo, but in recent weeks concern mounted about how the social network's Onavo VPN tool collects user data. The collection of user data while an app or service is being used is one thing, but a security researcher noticed that Onavo seemed to be gather certain snippets of user data even when switched off. See also: If you're concerned about privacy, you might want to skip Facebook's VPN -- Onavo Protect Facebook adds video chats to Messenger Lite Facebook asks users if it's OK for adults to… [Continue Reading]