Urban VPN Unmasked: The Extension That Turned Your AI Chats into a Data Buffet
Urban VPN Proxy, with 6 million users, was caught stealthily collecting user prompts from AI chatbots like ChatGPT. It’s like hiring a bodyguard who secretly sells your diary! Advertised as a secure VPN, the extension plays double agent by “protecting” users while funneling their data to advertisers. Trust no badge, especially when it’s “Featured”.
Hot Take:
Oh, the irony! A VPN extension that’s supposed to protect your online anonymity, while sneakily turning you into the internet’s most transparent citizen. It’s like hiring a bodyguard who spends his lunch break selling your diary to tabloids!
Key Points:
- Urban VPN Proxy, a Chrome extension with a “Featured” badge, is secretly harvesting data from AI chatbot interactions.
- The extension’s updates enabled data collection by default and exfiltrates data to remote servers.
- Data collected includes user prompts, chatbot responses, timestamps, and session metadata.
- The company behind Urban VPN, Urban Cyber Security Inc., shares data with affiliated firms for commercial purposes.
- Despite claiming to protect users, the extension collects data even when its “AI protection” feature is not enabled.
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