VPN app khud tumhara data bech sakta hai — trust kaise karein
Falorax · 24 October 2026 · 7 min
Seedha jawabCSIRO ki research team ne 283 Android VPN apps check kiye: 82% ne sensitive data jaise SMS ya call log tak ki permission maangi, aur 38% mein malware, adware ya tracking SDK mila. Matlab jo app 'tumhe surakshit rakhne' aaya hai, wo khud risk ho sakta hai. Jo bhi VPN permission maange — Shield samet — uski permissions, data policy aur ye dekho ki wo khud kya karta hai, ye saaf bataata hai ya nahi.
Jo surakshit rakhne aaya, wo khud khatra nikla
VPN app install karne ki wajah aksar privacy hoti hai — 'mera data koi aur na dekhe'. Par iski ironi ye hai ki VPN app ko tumhare poore internet traffic tak sabse zyada pahunch milti hai. Agar wahi app bharosemand na ho, to usne jo rokne ka vaada kiya tha, wahi khud kar sakta hai.
283 VPN apps ki jaanch
CSIRO's Data61 (Australia) ki team ne Google Play ke 283 Android VPN apps check kiye. Natije chaunkane wale the:
| Kya mila | Kitne apps mein |
|---|---|
| Sensitive permissions (SMS, call log jaisi) | 82% |
| Malware, adware ya trojan ke lakshan | 38% |
| Kam se kam ek third-party tracking library | 67% |
Ye numbers free aur paid dono tarah ke VPN apps ko milakar hain. Free VPN apps mein ye dikkat aam taur par aur zyada hoti hai, kyunki app ko paise kahin se to kamaane hote hain.
VPN permission maangne wale kisi bhi app mein ye dekho
- Kya wo bataata hai ki tunnel mein kya jaata hai? Sirf DNS, ya poora traffic?
- Data kahan jaata hai? Khud ke server se, ya seedha kisi third resolver ko?
- Kya app khud verify karne laayak hai? Permissions list, transparency log, ya kam se kam saaf likhi policy.
- Kya business model samajh aata hai? Free hai to paisa kahan se aata hai — ye sawaal poochna theek hai.
Shield khud ko isi kasauti par kaise rakhta hai
Shield tumhare poore traffic ko apne server se nahi guzaarta — tunnel mein sirf ek address (192.0.2.3) ka rasta hota hai, jisse sirf DNS sawaal dikhte hain. Allow hue sawaal tumhare chune resolver (default Cloudflare) ko jaate hain, Falorax ke kisi server ko nahi. App mein koi account, ads ya analytics nahi, aur ye sab ek alag post mein tafseel se likha hai.
- Shield ke permissions ek baar khud padho.
- App ke andar Transparency screen dekho — wo khud kya kar raha hai uska log.
- Checksum match karke verify karo ki file wahi hai jo page par di gayi hai.
Aksar puchhe jaane wale sawaal
Kya sab VPN apps kharab hote hain?
Nahi, par research batati hai ki risk aam hai, khaaskar free apps mein. Install karne se pehle permissions aur data policy dekhna ek achhi aadat hai, kisi ek app ke liye nahi, har VPN-type app ke liye.
Free VPN zyada risky kyun hote hain?
Kyunki app banane aur chalane ka kharch kahin se aana hota hai. Agar subscription ya ek-baar ka payment nahi hai, to paisa data bechne ya ads dikhane se aa sakta hai — isiliye business model samajhna zaroori hai.
Shield paisa kaise kamata hai agar free hai?
Abhi Shield poora free hai, koi ads ya paid plan nahi hai. [Privacy facts page](/shield#privacy) par ye sab saaf likha hai.
Sources
Aur padho
- Shield ko VPN permission kyun chahiye aur wo kya dekhta haiShield Android ka VPN interface sirf DNS sawaal paane ke liye use karta hai. Kya padhta hai, kya nahi dekhta, data kahan jaata hai aur khud kaise verify karein.
- 'Protected' dikhna aur sach mein hona — alag ho sakta haiHara tick ya shield icon dekh kar bharosa kar lete hain, par research kehti hai ye indicators aasani se bhula ya galat samjhe jaate hain.
- Android camera ke liye poochhta hai, internet ke liye nahi: kyun?Camera aur location Deny kar sakte ho, par internet nahi. Normal permission kya hai, iska matlab kya hai aur kaun-sa app kise bula raha hai, ye kaise dekhein.
Dekho, aapka phone kisse baat karta hai.
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