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		mgiampapa on March 31, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta's Onavo VPN removed SSL encryption of competi... Certificate pinning and validation in apps for one. Onavo's VPN was really clear it collected market research data. It was as informed consent as a click-through could be.

forgotusername6 on March 31, 2024 [–]

Interception of encrypted communications is beyond the expectation of what most people would consider "collecting market research data"

hiatus on March 31, 2024 | [–]

I would expect the exact nature of the collection to be spelled out in some TOS that users probably clicked through.

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