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ProxyGambit Replaces Defunct ProxyHam

msm1267 writes: Hardware hacker Samy Kamkar has picked up where anonymity device ProxyHam left off. After a DEF CON talk on ProxyHam was mysteriously called off, Kamkar went to work on developing ProxyGambit, a similar device that allows a user to access the Internet without revealing their physical location.

A description on Kamkar's site says ProxyGambit fractures traffic from the Internet through long distance radio links or reverse-tunneled GSM bridges that connect and exit the Internet through wireless networks far from the user's physical location. ProxyHam did not put as much distance between the user and device as ProxyGambit, and routed its signal over Wi-Fi and radio connections. Kamkar said his approach makes it several times more difficult to determine where the original traffic is coming from.

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  1. The appeal is in the doing, by bbsguru · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Samy has done a great job of documenting / illustrating this project, making it appealing even for those of us who don't particularly care about the benefits of anonymity.

    I kinda want to do this, just for kicks.

    Yes, my OTHER computer is anonymous, and will never visit any site I've been to.