Five VPN apps in the App Store had links to Chinese military<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>At least five <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/vpn/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VPN apps[/url] in the <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/app-store/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">App Store[/url] were found to have links to the <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/china/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chinese[/url] military, according to a new report today. Three of them have racked up more than a million downloads.</p>
<p>A subsidiary of one of the Chinese companies behind the apps is currently hiring for a role in “monitoring and analysing platform data,” with a familiarity with American culture listed as a job requirement … </p>
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Five VPN apps in the App Store had links to Chinese military