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Re:The Web Is Broken – Botnet Part 2 by what on Saturday April 19, 2025 @10:34PM (#43741125)
>$800/year IAP

That’s got to be money laundering or something else illicit? No one is actually paying that for a timer app?

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Re:The Web Is Broken – Botnet Part 2 by klabb3 on Sunday April 20, 2025 @06:43AM (#43742930)
No I think it’s designed to catch misclicks and children operating the phone and such, sold as $17/week possibly masquerading as one-time payment. They pay for App Store ads for it too.
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