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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by dist-epoch on Friday September 11, 2026 @06:34PM (#49666305)
These residential proxies are also used by scrapers. From scraping stores to scalp merchandise, to scrapers of data for AI training.
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by mitxela on Friday September 11, 2026 @07:28PM (#49666836)
Sounds awesome, what's the catch?
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by walrus01 on Friday September 11, 2026 @08:55PM (#49667487)
You also get to run credit card fraud purchases through your home internet connection, such fun times we live in.
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by mitxela on Saturday September 12, 2026 @02:42AM (#49669553)
So what's the catch? Has anyone ever been arrested for proxying a fraudulent credit card transaction?
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by dwedge on Saturday September 12, 2026 @06:38AM (#49670976)
Probably not. But do you really want the hassle of explaining the proxy to the police when they get a report of CSAM content uploaded from your IP?
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by mitxela on Saturday September 12, 2026 @07:57AM (#49671415)
Has that ever happened?
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by dwedge on Saturday September 12, 2026 @08:19AM (#49671575)
It's a possibility. I don't know about CSAM but I know someone who was arrested for death threats sent to a politician after running a tor exit node. Eventually not charged, but he lost all his computing equipment for a couple of months
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by walrus01 on Saturday September 12, 2026 @08:27AM (#49671642)
From 2009: https://archive.torproject.org/websites/lists.torproject.org...
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by mitxela on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:27AM (#49672664)
Has anything changed since 2009?
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by alt227 on Saturday September 12, 2026 @01:49PM (#49675036)
> Eventually not charged

Theres your answer.

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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by dwedge on Saturday September 12, 2026 @02:07PM (#49675255)
Considering the question was "has that every happened?" regarding the police getting a report and you having to explain the proxy to them, I guess you mean the answer is yes and your attitude is misplaced?
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