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You can monetize your app users by partnering with providers that offer SDKs for residential proxy networks. These services let users opt-in to share their internet connection, earning you revenue while they get benefits like ad-free experiences.

How It Works: Providers like Proxyrack, Live Proxies, Rayobyte, and Infatica allow you to integrate their SDKs into your app. Users who agree to join the proxy network contribute their device’s bandwidth, often used for web scraping, and you get paid based on their activity—typically per monthly or daily active user.

So it need not be "compromised Android SetTop Boxes", but just millions of free apps running on user's phones.




There are many different methods used by proxy providers to unethically source their IPs: https://scrapingfish.com/how-ips-for-web-scraping-are-source...




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