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Could anyone suggest a free and reliable proxy server, if one exists? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by Onyx376@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Conceptually, if the thought is to hide traffic, self hosting doesn't add anything, unless you make it public (which I wouldn't) and have multiple people using it.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think in this case "self host" would be on a VPS, not at home. But you definitely would want to lock it down so it was open to the public.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

If it's on a VPS, the host can see your traffic. That may or may not be an issue for you.