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Apps Bypassing HTTP(s) Proxy

I set up a proxy for HTTP(s) and log the traffic with the proxy tool.
Then I install a package sniffer to see what is really happening using some 
apps.
Comparing the traffic from the proxy log and the sniffer log I realised 
that many apps on my Android device just bypass the proxy to load ads from 
various google ad service sources via HTTPS.
So, why the hell is there such things as bypassing the proxy? If I set up a 
proxy and I want all traffic HTTP(s) traffic to go through that proxy, how 
can it be that some apps just ignore
my proxy settings? Seems that I will not manage this without rooting my 
device to mess with iptables, which is a real fail. If I set up a global 
proxy which is oughta used, but apps are given
the possibility to just bypass, what is the use then?
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asked Mar 26 2016 at 02:01

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