Adblock Plus for Android from in-app advertising

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The advertisement blocking software Adblock Plus is now available in a version for Android. Unlike other ad blockers, the program requires no root access to filter out advertising. The program automatically embeds itself from Android 3.1 as a local proxy in the WLAN connection. So not only filtered advertising in the web browser, but also removed in-app advertising from ad-funded programs from the data stream. This results in some apps to error messages. Data connections over mobile Ad Blocking lets untouched - unless the user rootet his device.
The open-source project started as a web browser add-on for Firefox, meanwhile, are also versions for Google Chrome and Opera appeared. Acceptable-The ads feature that, according to the developer passes acceptable advertising and also serves to finance the development is not listed in the Android version.

 In the Firefox version now a new function that you want to correct typos in the address bar. Still, the program is proceeding somewhat overzealous - for example, an access to Wikimedia Commons redirected to Wikipedia address. This new feature, which is disabled by default, should give the developers also new revenue. If a user mistyped, for example, in the domain of the mail-order company Amazon, is Adblock Plus, enter the code, if the Adblock Plus developer so that they get for buying an advertising commission - and, like Firefox and Opera generate from the integrated Web services revenue.

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