Isn't this basically the same thing as clicking a .apk or .exe link in a browser (which already works on mobile/desktop)?

Yes I agree with your points.

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-15-desktop-mode-demo-3430991/

Dunning-Kruger effect

Sample size of 1 is not indicative of anything though... several entire families I know were in it when I checked, even people that have been dead for decades, still had their name, address history, DOB, SSN and phone number.

Personally I consider this way bigger than previous ones because of how accessible the data is. I could never find the previous Experian one, but there's several sources for this one now, and seems to have a lot more information in it.

Relevant https://lemmy.ml/post/17815510

I wasn't the one who said that, but I agree with you.

So... where's the source?

I have, and so have many others, which is why we disagree.

whoa there them's fightin' words

I think an awful lot of people would disagree with you on that one

Source:

Isn't this just a cat-and-mouse or whack-a-mole situation? If the people who create these block lists can also see the new IPs just by having that service, they can also add them to block lists.