Three quarters of Android apps track users with third party tools

Re:Three quarters of Android apps track users with third par... by nucleartacos on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @04:42PM (#15811128)

I've long thought about setting up a service that people can connect to with their mobiles or other devices (who don't want or can't root) that basically sanitizes their connection: strips out ads, beacons, tracking cookies, etc.

Or, set up virtual desktops that people can connect to that also use VPNs that could allow people to originate their traffic from a given region.

I'm primarily interested in created a sanitized stream more than anything. People have a right to surf without being tracked.

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Re:Three quarters of Android apps track users with third par... by shabble on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @07:11PM (#15812162)

you'd need them to install a custom root cert if you wanted to MITM their secure traffic, and still wouldn't be able to do much with any app or service that pins or bundles its own certs without going through PKI system though?

I guess you could just block that traffic and let people deal with the breakage, maybe. I wonder how common it actually is.

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