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by pilif 2822 days ago
> My ad blocking app uses a VPN configuration so it works in every single app on my iPhone.

I would never trust an ad blocking app with all my traffic data and who the hell knows what else besides the VPN configuration it's installing in that profile.

Installing an iOS configuration profile is more or less equivalent to handing out physical unlocked access to whoever made that profile you've just installed.

I'm not saying your VPN-based Ad-Blocker is doing this. I'm saying they could. And just them having that capability is enough for me to never hand them that capability in the first place.

Ad blocking is fine. But not at this price.