{"id":58808,"date":"2025-06-13T18:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/do-you-trust-xi-with-your-private-browsing-data-apple-google-stores-still-offer-china-based-vpns-report-says\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T18:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:20:08","slug":"do-you-trust-xi-with-your-private-browsing-data-apple-google-stores-still-offer-china-based-vpns-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/do-you-trust-xi-with-your-private-browsing-data-apple-google-stores-still-offer-china-based-vpns-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you trust Xi with your &#8216;private&#8217; browsing data? Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both Apple&#8217;s and Google&#8217;s online stores offer free virtual private network (VPN) apps owned by Chinese companies, according to researchers at the Tech Transparency Project, and they don&#8217;t make this fact readily known to people downloading the apps.<\/p>\n<p>Neither company requires all app developers in their respective stores to explicitly state where they are based, so forcing only VPN-makers to do so would provoke a lot of blowback.<\/p>\n<p>However, that&#8217;s a big problem for users of these VPNs, as it means the Chinese government could theoretically access communications flowing through them. Chinese law can force any China-based company to assist national intelligence agencies and share customer data with Beijing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>In April, TTP published its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtransparencyproject.org\/articles\/apple-offers-apps-with-ties-to-chinese-military\">initial VPN report<\/a> that found 20 of last year&#8217;s top 100 free VPNs in the US Apple App Store showed evidence of Chinese ownership. Five of these had ties to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/09\/27\/atlantic_council_china_vuln_research\/\">Qihoo 360<\/a>, a Chinese cybersecurity firm that has been placed on the US Commerce Department&#8217;s Entity List under export-control restrictions over concerns about its alleged links to China&#8217;s People&#8217;s Liberation Army.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of the five, three were eventually pulled, but two (Turbo VPN and VPN Proxy Master) remained available in the US Apple App Store as of early May, according to TTP&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtransparencyproject.org\/articles\/spot-check-apple-and-google-still-have-a-chinese-vpn-problem\">second report<\/a>, published this week. It identified 11 other Chinese-owned VPN apps as well.<\/p>\n<p>This new report also looked at Google Play Store&#8217;s VPNs, and found that it offered&nbsp;four Qihoo 360-connected apps (Turbo VPN, VPN Proxy Master, Snap VPN, and Signal Secure VPN) plus seven other Chinese-owned VPNs listed in TTP&#8217;s earlier research.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aEyD4q5yFyYsZcF1OSDTZAAAAhU&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>These are the Chinese-owned apps that TTP uncovered on each company&#8217;s app store as of May 8.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the Apple App Store:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X-VPN &#8211; Super VPN &amp; Best Proxy<\/li>\n<li>Ostrich VPN &#8211; Proxy Master<\/li>\n<li>VPN Proxy Master &#8211; Super VPN<\/li>\n<li>Turbo VPN Private Browser<\/li>\n<li>VPNIFY &#8211; Unlimited VPN<\/li>\n<li>VPN Proxy OvpnSpider<\/li>\n<li>WireVPN &#8211; Fast VPN &amp; Proxy<\/li>\n<li>Now VPN &#8211; Best VPN Proxy<\/li>\n<li>Speedy Quark VPN &#8211; VPN Proxy<\/li>\n<li>Best VPN Proxy AppVPN<\/li>\n<li>HulaVPN &#8211; Best Fast Secure VPN<\/li>\n<li>Wirevpn &#8211; Secure &amp; Fast VPN<\/li>\n<li>Pearl VPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These 11 VPN apps are available on the Google Play Store:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turbo VPN &#8211; Secure VPN Proxy<\/li>\n<li>VPN Proxy Master &#8211; Safer Vpn<\/li>\n<li>X-VPN &#8211; Private Browser VPN<\/li>\n<li>Speedy Quark VPN &#8211; VPN Master<\/li>\n<li>vpnify &#8211; Unlimited VPN Proxy<\/li>\n<li>Ostrich VPN &#8211; Proxy Unlimited<\/li>\n<li>Snap VPN: Super Fast VPN Proxy<\/li>\n<li>Signal Secure VPN &#8211; Robot VPN<\/li>\n<li>VPN Proxy OvpnSpider<\/li>\n<li>HulaVPN &#8211; Fast Secure VPN<\/li>\n<li>VPN Proxy AppVPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/XJLhn\">guidelines<\/a> do require that any apps offering VPN services &#8220;may not sell, use, or disclose to third parties any data for any purpose.&#8221; But it&#8217;s difficult to imagine that an app developer based in China would honor Apple&#8217;s rules over President Xi Jinping&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Google doesn&#8217;t appear to have specific policies for VPNs, but it does <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Q8LVh\" rel=\"nofollow\">require<\/a> apps to be &#8220;transparent&#8221; about how they handle user data.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Apple nor Google responded to <em>The Register<\/em>&#8216;s questions about the apps, or their policies related to data disclosure and app developers&#8217; provenance, by press time. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/06\/13\/apple_google_chinabased_vpns\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some trace back to an outfit under US export controls for alleged PLA links Both Apple&#8217;s and Google&#8217;s online stores offer free virtual private network (VPN) apps owned by Chinese companies, according to researchers at the Tech Transparency Project, and they don&#8217;t make this fact readily known to people downloading the apps.\u2026 READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Do you trust Xi with your &#039;private&#039; browsing data? 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