They do far more than simply install backdoors for residential proxy networks. They also capture and resell your entire http(s) request history via their mitm.

They do far more than simply install backdoors for residential proxy networks. They also capture and resell your entire http(s) request history via their mitm. That's every single HTTP request every single app on your phone makes. It's a gold mine of information. They also sell profiles of exactly which apps you have installed on your phone, how often you're using each, and geolocation data if they get that permission. Avast recently shutdown their subsidiary Jumpshot [1] who was doing similar. They were intercepting desktop traffic through their anti-virus software and browser plugins, and then selling your complete browsing history on a per-user (don't worry it was "anonymized" /s) to anyone willing to pay. Mostly to corporations, marketing platforms, and hedge funds. Sensor Tower is doing the precisely the same thing for the same audience. [1] https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxejbb/avast-antivirus-is-shutting-down-jumpshot-data-collection-arm-effective-immediately https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxejbb/avast-antivirus-is...