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August 6, 2018 08:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/HoC_1XvrtuU/verizon-didnt-bother-to-write-a-privacy-policy-for-its-privacy-protecting-vpn
Verizon Didn't Bother To Write a Privacy Policy For Its 'Privacy Protecting' VPN
Jason Koebler writes: Verizon is rolling out a new Virtual Private Network service called Safe Wi-Fi it developed in conjunction with McAfee. According to Verizon, the $4 per month service "protects your privacy and blocks ad tracking, creating a secure Wi-Fi connection anywhere in the world." But the company didn't even write a privacy policy for the product: Verizon's terms of service directs all of its VPN users to the general McAfee privacy policy governing all of its products. That policy, in turn, states that McAfee and Verizon have the right to collect an ocean of data on the end user, including carrier data, Bluetooth device IDs, mobile device ID, mobile advertising identifiers, MAC address, IMEI data, and more. The policy explicitly says that browsing history can be used to help target ads at you.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/HoC_1XvrtuU/verizon-didnt-bother-to-write-a-privacy-policy-for-its-privacy-protecting-vpn
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