Some of the Mac App Store's biggest security apps found spying on users' browsing habits

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Popular MacOS security apps taken down following claims they exfiltrate user data to China

A number of security apps for the Apple Mac, offered via Apple's curated Mac App Store, have been taken down after it was found that they were spying on users' web browsing habits. Apps by the n...

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