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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by eastbound on Friday January 09, 2026 @12:31PM (#46556416)
The only way an app can contact a company is through REST APIs.
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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by immibis on Friday January 09, 2026 @12:35PM (#46556487)
True. All internet packets are REST API packets - there's no other type of packet. And all cell radio traffic is internet packets (which are REST API packets).
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