#Google, #IPIDEA and #android.

A clever proxy used regular android permissions rather than hardware.

Quite with the sketchy apps already, folks.

#infosec #privacy

https://www.techspot.com/news/111143-google-dismantles-massive-proxy-network-turned-9-million.html

Google dismantles massive proxy network that turned 9 million Android phones into data relays

The discovery triggered what Google is calling the largest residential proxy network takedown in history. Armed with a federal court order, the company pulled the plug on...

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