ator ' s ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Car rier ▁blocking ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁beginning , ▁mobile ▁carri ers ▁have ▁been ▁afraid ▁of ▁losing ▁re venue ▁they ▁might ▁obtain ▁from ▁mobile ▁Internet ▁users . ▁ ▁AT & T , ▁one ▁such ▁car rier , ▁requested ▁that ▁Google ▁Play ▁block ▁its ▁customers ▁access ▁to ▁Open ▁Garden . ▁AT & T ▁sp okes man ▁Mark ▁Sie gel ▁stated ▁that ▁Open ▁Garden ▁viol ates ▁company ▁policies ▁by ▁en abling ▁una ut hor ized ▁t ether ing ▁and ▁mobile ▁connection ▁sharing . ▁ ▁Open ▁Garden ' s ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O , ▁Mich a ▁Ben ol iel , ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁company ▁does ▁not ▁do ▁anything ▁illegal . ▁The ▁block ▁remains ▁in ▁force ▁as ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁circum vent ed ▁by ▁sid elo ading ▁of ▁the ▁AP K ▁made ▁available ▁on ▁Open ▁Garden ' s ▁mobile ▁website . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁M esh ▁networking ▁ ▁Over lay ▁network ▁ ▁Pe er - to - pe er ▁ ▁Android ▁( oper ating ▁system ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Category : So ftware ▁companies ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁Category : M esh ▁networking ▁Category : Network ing ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : So ftware ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Sc ir pus ▁diffus us ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁sed ge ▁family ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁um bre lla ▁bul