The “Snoopy” Onavo Protect- Another Wave of Criticism to Facebook
Lucas Stefanko, the famous malware hunter who has made a commendable contribution in finding malicious malware like Trojan , has yanked Facebook for harvesting user’s data through Onavo Protect . It is a VPN Client that professed to help the users to monitor their data usage and protect their personal information . In February 2018, Facebook was reported to advertise Onavo VPN app within Facebook app for iOS users in the United States. Thereafter, Onavo was declared as a spyware by the media outlets as the app had no significant mention of Facebook’s ownership that led to the denouncements of the app. Onavo started as an independent organization in 2010 and developed mobile apps like Onavo Protect etc. They announced their acquisition by Facebook on 13 th October 2013. The Onavo Protect App aims to pro...