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by socceroos 4033 days ago
Then please, oh please separate it out. Internet and Advertising. Shouldn't be hard.
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Manishearth 4033 days ago
> Shouldn't be hard.

How can the OS tell if an HTTP request is for the Internet or for Ads? It can't.

Though Google could special-case AdMob effectively owning the ad scenario for apps which don't use the internet for anything else.

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socceroos 4030 days ago
That's what I meant. It covers a good ~95% of all ads. Have any extras register for security exemption. Makes sense to me - in the context of not screwing the user over constantly.
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