Summary: Facebook has added a Protect item to a screen in its iOS app that lists Facebook services. Tapping Protect takes you to an App Store page for a VPN called Onavo Protect that is owned by Facebook and “collects your mobile data traffic.” Worse, 12.5 million iOS users may already be using Onavo Protect.<p> </p><p>Read the <a href="http://tidbits.com/article/17796">full article at TidBITS</a>, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and <a href="http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html">become a TidBITS member</a>! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.</p>
