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Title: Apple removing ad blockers that install root certificates from the App Store
Post by: HCK on October 09, 2015, 03:00:20 pm
Apple removing ad blockers that install root certificates from the App Store

Apple this evening has removed a handful of apps from the App Store that install root certificates of their own. By installing their own root certificate, the app developers could theoretically gain access to encrypted traffic from users. Among some of the apps being removed are a select number of ad blockers. The ad blockers […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=402240&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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