proxy

[Michael Havens]

steal something? Me? Heavens no! I just don't want anyone seeing me bang on
their door. (

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Sam Kreimeyer <skreimey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I will assume you're talking about using someone else's proxy for your
> traffic. Generally speaking, speed is the only consideration I have when
> selecting one to use. Proxy-list.org has a frequently updated and pretty
> expansive list. Not a bad place to start.
>
> Just keep in mind that using a proxy means that anybody with access to the
> proxy server will be able to view any traffic that isn't encrypted on the
> client side (GPG is great for this). People run public proxy services for a
> variety of reasons, and stealing information is one of them. I don't say
> this to raise undue paranoia. Some of them are bad, and it may not be
> possible to know which ones with certainty. As long as you aren't sending
> sensitive information (passwords, CCN, etc), then it shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Check out proxy-chains. Should be on your BT distro. Strength in numbers.
>
> You might also be interested in Tor. I tend to avoid it though; Applebaum
> gives me the creeps. It's by far the most robust anonymizing service I'm
> aware of.
>
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