Technology@lemmy.world•Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brainbyjsproc@lemmy.worldEnglish6 daysIt is a business model. People install free apps on their phone. These apps generate their income by acting as residential proxy for scrapers. They form a botnet of millions of ips, actual phones, without the owners knowing it. 6
It is a business model. People install free apps on their phone. These apps generate their income by acting as residential proxy for scrapers. They form a botnet of millions of ips, actual phones, without the owners knowing it.