Post #1559045
2026-01-27 20:56 UTC
@utf_7 @osm_tech
App developers can embed some "Sdk" into their apps or games.
The developer receives money.
The "Sdk"-provider proxies requests through these apps and games, to gain residential IPs.
And scrapers can buy these services, to tunnel their requests from residential IPs.
Replies (3)
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@AliveDevil@tauri.earth 2026-01-27 20:57
@utf_7 @osm_tech This gets ugly really fast, if you want to see the full extent: for a list of _known_ residential proxy-providers.
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@luksfarris@ruby.social 2026-01-27 21:06
@AliveDevil @utf_7 @osm_tech how do I know if any of my installed apps is doing this crap? Could that be just buried in terms of use? Or would I need to give it explicit consent?
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@Kuniti_shino@pounced-on.me 2026-01-28 04:54
@AliveDevil @utf_7 @osm_tech basically botnet/malware