Data packets going to porn sites

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Good morning.
Has anyone else noticed a huge jump in the Data Usage following updates to Lexulous.
I was investigating why my data usage for the Android app went from 200+Mb per month, to over 2Gb.
I installed a VPN to help investigate the cause, that's when I discovered that there were data packets being sent to various porn sites.
Wondered if any other users also encountered the same issue.

lexulous

@player_one Thank you for writing in, seems your request is pending over email too. Our team is investigating the matter and has not closed this issue.

Pangloss

@player_one That's a bit crazy (not that I fully understand the issue)

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@lexulous If the issue is being identified by other users then that would indicate a more endemic cause. So if anyone else can see high data usage or inappropiate sites being contacted, please let @lexulous know.

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@Pangloss Basically, my phone shows a large amount data leaving (or coming to) my phone. I have some software (called a VPN) that records where the data goes to. Some of the websites are quite unsavoury and certainly not for people of a more delicate disposition.

Pangloss

@player_one Thanks, makes a bit more sense. I'm trying to see if I can get data usage data for the app on my phone.

lexulous

@player_one We are actively investigating and will be happy if there are other reports coming in that help point out the direction. Did you download this from the Play Store or did you use the APK from some other site?

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@lexulous Downloaded from the PlayStore on all 3 devices.

Pangloss

@player_one Why would this occur? Would it be a way to mask the transfer of illegal stuff, like say, kiddie porn?

betterlate1

@Pangloss have you tried emptying your cache?

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@Pangloss Not sure why it would happen. I assume, and it is only that, an assumption, that Lexulous get paid to allow a variety of websites to send or receive data via their app. Hopefully the developers can explain it before we unintelligible, 2Gb is a huge amount of data...

Pangloss

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Pangloss

@betterlate1 Why would I do that?

betterlate1

@Pangloss You brought up the topic.

Pangloss

@betterlate1 I sure didn't.

betterlate1

@Pangloss Think it started with player one then you commented so thought you had problem too
sorry

Pangloss

@betterlate1 No worries...

betterlate1

Hi Player did you try emptying out your cache to maybe stop it from happening

lexulous

@player_one We've checked and are unable to locate any such malware or activity in our code base. If you continue to see such activity we recommend that you contact Google Play Store directly and share the information you have with them. They will be able to investigate better and provide you or us with additional information that may lead to the source. We would be more than happy to fix if it is from our end indeed.

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@betterlate1 I did, but I've a feeling it had stopped this behaviour earlier. I'll investigate later when I can get to my other phone and will get back to you. But thanks for your input.