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Comment by everybodyknows

1 day ago

> residential IP pools

So, is this a new profit center for sleazeball household ISPs?

No, this is done by paying app developers to bundle some random SDK. Search for Bright Data.

"Residential proxy" is just a word for a botnet. Apps and programs come with a trojan built in that offers your device as an exit node to "monetize" their apps.

It "residential proxy" sounds a lot better when you're talking to VC investors, though.