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Weird app paying you to scan receipts (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I do this with an old phone on wifi. I don't think it's a huge deal. I use fetch and haven't seen any ads or credit card offers etc. you just exchange points for gift cards. I know it's probably harvesting some data from me, but I don't really use that phone for much else, and I use a VPN/not my real email.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Your own wifi? Look into residential proxies. Much worse than harvesting your data.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    My router is on a VPN

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    That's good. I mean you're still shooting yourself in the foot a little if you use the same vpn for your own outbound traffic. Either way, the ip reputation is damaged but at least you can turn the vpn off and use your clean IP when needed.

    You should isolate that phone from other devices on LAN too. Krebs just wrote an article about hackers using res proxies to move laterally through local networks, generally to infect other vulnerable devices like TV boxes.

    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-stalking-your-local-network/

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