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From: Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Ad-blocking apps
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:15:58 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
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I see some promos for apps that claim to stop unwanted pop-up ads and I
wonder if it is just a ploy to plant some malware on my phone. Any
experience with such apps?