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Web-based Anonymizer Discontinued

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the end-of-the-road dept.

RobertB-DC writes "With no fanfare, and apparently no outcry from the privacy community, Anonymizer Inc. discontinued its web-based Private Surfing service effective June 20, 2007. No reason was given, either on the Anonymizer web site or on founder Lance Cottrell's privacy blog. Private Surfing customers are now required to download a anonymizing client that handles all TCP traffic, but the program is Windows-only (with Vista support still a work-in-progress). And of course it's closed-source, which means it has few advantages over several other alternatives."

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  1. May I be the first... by teutonic_leech · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... to say that this really sucks. I used Anonymizer all the time....

    1. Re:May I be the first... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... to say that this really sucks. I used Anonymizer all the time....
      Oops! I meant to post as AC. Ignore that previous post. It wasn't me. Really.
  2. LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Shut down, closed source and windows only. It's a trifecta!

  3. Re:no loss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have blocked anoymizer access to my BBS for several years. It was only used by abusive posters to block their identity.
    Shut up or I'll punch you in the mouth!
  4. I for one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I for one welcome our new windows-only Anonymizer overlords.

    1. Re:I for one by pintpusher · · Score: 2, Funny

      I for one welcome our humor-impaired, meme-denying overlords.

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  5. Re:no loss by riceboy50 · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other words it enabled freedom of speech? *ducks*

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  6. Re:One Advantage by MightyYar · · Score: 3, Funny

    At my office it was the only way to get to the football pools.

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  7. Re:Nothing to get excited about by jez9999 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Simple. Setup a Windows proxy on one machine and route your Linux/Mac connections through there. :-P

    (PS. Joke. I hope he doesn't actually give this as an answer)

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