None declared
Mostly a question of trust: My Data Manager VPN Security collects data linked to you but declares no tracking. The sensitive items are location, user content and browsing history. In total the label lists 7 data types; 44% of privacy protection apps we checked declare tracking.
My Data Manager VPN Security privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
My Data Manager VPN Security collects 4 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking.
Did My Data Manager VPN Security ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what My Data Manager VPN Security's developer declared.
My Data Manager VPN Security lists Location on its label, linked to you. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.
My Data Manager VPN Security lists User Content on its label, linked to you. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.
Contacts is not on My Data Manager VPN Security's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
My Data Manager VPN Security declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on My Data Manager VPN Security's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What My Data Manager VPN Security collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| LocationSensitiveLinked to you | Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). | Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it. |
| User ContentSensitiveLinked to youNot linked to you | Messages, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents and support chats you create or upload. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos: choose Limited Access or None; review Microphone and Files access too. |
| Browsing HistorySensitiveLinked to you | Websites and other content you viewed that is not part of the app. | In browsers, use private tabs and clear history; Settings › Apps › Safari has Safari's own controls. |
| IdentifiersNot linked to you | An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted. |
| Usage DataNot linked to you | What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. | There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings. |
| Other DataLinked to you | Any data the developer did not fit into Apple's named categories. | Read the app's privacy policy, linked from its App Store page. |
| DiagnosticsNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What My Data Manager VPN Security's label means for you
My Data Manager VPN Security's label has 4 types under “Data Linked to You”, 4 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
My Data Manager VPN Security declares no tracking, which means the developer says it does not combine your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. The data linked to you — location, user content, browsing history and other data — is still tied to your identity, typically through an account, and is covered by the developer's privacy policy and retention rules.
The items that deserve the most attention are location, user content and browsing history. Location history reveals home, work and routines. Precise location deserves the most scrutiny.
Privacy tools — VPNs, blockers and scanners — can see a lot of your traffic. A privacy app that collects identifiers or usage data deserves a careful read. Check whether the app logs traffic or DNS queries and who operates its servers.
Among the 147 privacy protection apps in our snapshot with a label, 44% declare tracking, 62% collect data linked to you and 22% say they collect nothing. My Data Manager VPN Security lists 7 data types, more than the average of 3.1 for this group.
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
Settings to check for My Data Manager VPN Security
- 1
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
- 2
Location
Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › My Data Manager VPN Security. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.
- 3
Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
- 4
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 5
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › My Data Manager VPN Security › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does My Data Manager VPN Security track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on My Data Manager VPN Security's label.
Does My Data Manager VPN Security track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock My Data Manager VPN Security behind Face ID
- Find My Data Manager VPN Security on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. My Data Manager VPN Security now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not My Data Manager VPN Security has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About My Data Manager VPN Security
| Developer | Distimo B.V. |
| App Store category | Utilities (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 7.24.2, released January 2024 |
| First released | November 2011 |
| Requires | iOS 14.1 or later |
| Size | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 16 (CS, EN, FR, DE, ID, IT, JA, KO…) |
| Bundle ID | com.mobidia.My-Data-Mgr |
The current version shipped in January 2024, 2 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.
Also by Distimo B.V.: Phone Guardian Safe Mobile VPN.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what My Data Manager VPN Security sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask My Data Manager VPN Security's developer: Does the privacy app itself log what I do?
My Data Manager VPN Security vs similar privacy protection apps
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Your My Data Manager VPN Security privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on My Data Manager VPN Security's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Location appears on its label.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.