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Ask Slashdot: Choosing Anonymous Proxies?

Posted by timothy on from the you-will-be-my-avatar dept.

bradley13 writes "There are lots of anonymous proxies out there, and anyone concerned about their privacy probably uses one for at least some of their web browsing. The Megaupload story highlights the fact that having servers in the USA is not a great idea. There are also other countries one may not want to trust. Oddly, very few proxy services mention where their equipment is located. What anonymous proxy services do you use? What criteria do you use to select them? How paranoid are you, and for what types of Internet usage?"

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  1. They're all the same. by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 4, Funny

    See: http://xkcd.com/908/

    Except it's all pointing to one gnarly Tor endpoint

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  2. Re:Botnets and Seven Chains by El+Torico · · Score: 5, Funny

    Agent Mulder, is that you?

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  3. I do not trust Anonymous proxies. by Dareth · · Score: 5, Funny

    I do not trust Anonymous proxies. So I always host my own "anonymous" proxies myself. That is what I call secure!

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    1. Re:I do not trust Anonymous proxies. by kiwimate · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pfft, amateur. I use a WGET to have my web pages e-mailed to me. That way anyone who's watching my activity thinks it's Richard Stallman.

    2. Re:I do not trust Anonymous proxies. by elsurexiste · · Score: 3, Funny

      I finally understand the "Woosh" idiom! Thank you multimediavt!

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  4. Re:Botnets and Seven Chains by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, he is Christopher B. Linn; but don't tell anyone, especially the internet! (he doesn't want to reveal who he is!

    All jokes aside, this reminds me of an XKDC post... about anonymity

    http://xkcd.com/834/

  5. Re:The best anonymouse proxy is an open wifi by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I personally use open wifi connections, they are about as anonymous as you can get. I picked up a 10" google pad with GPS, installed the software and took a drive. They are all over the place, that is assuming you dont use the open one at the local bar, Denny's, McDonalds, Cigar club, Starbucks, etc, etc, etc.

    Hmm... so "Anon-Admin" likes cigars, lattes, Big Macs and Grand Slam Breakfasts - that narrows things down considerably... I've almost got him!

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