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Originally Posted by rotoflex View Post
Practical use of this would be to conceptualize a framework for detecting eavesdropping/spying by applications and incorporating it into an application to run on the N900 to monitor for the behavior.

The story states:


I suppose something could monitor for outgoing identifiable data, & blacklist ad sites. Choking Google off is more problematic, as exceptions would have to be made for apps which send location data to Google maps, etc.
I would suggest the opposite firewall: blacklist sites by default, white-list sites you use and trust. It might be a bit tiresome (when browser refuses to open a website until it's white-listed), but you will get no advertisements at all.
 

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