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		passerby1 on Dec 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Window... How many apps do use certificate pinning and so will be broken as a result of this app's MITM?

SushiHippie on Dec 5, 2023 [–]

Afaik most desktop applications don't do certificate pinning. Mobile apps definitely do.

Except things like browsers (e.g. Firefox, Chrome) or python that ship their own root CA trust store.

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