HI ,
Newbie here , can someone suggest the best option to use preferably in Opensource, To assist when browsing that your IP is protected and hiden,
Thanks in advance
Pablo
On 01/05/2013 12:26 PM, Pablo317 wrote:
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> Newbie here , can someone suggest the best option to use preferably in
> Opensource, To assist when browsing that your IP is protected and
> hiden,
have a look at Tor at http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Tor
it is the “best” i know of…
used correctly it pretty effectively keep (for example) repressive
dictators and rogue heavy-handed regimes from breaking you door down at
night and hauling you off to prison for (say) organizing a protest march…
but, do NOT bet your life that it will work until you have put in all
the effort to correctly set it up for your protection needs…
note: i suppose there are plenty of “intelligence officers” and “law
enforcement officials” around the earth actively working to find the
wire leading to folks on Tor, so pay attention.
DD, thanks , you are a star.
> you are a star.
wow–thanks! but dimming into the red dwarf class…
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dd
The Tor SDB is likely a bit out of date.
Installing Tor should be recommended only if you want/need to proxy non-browser functions like DNS queries, POP/IMAP mail, more. If all you need to do is browse the Internet, the current way is to download the Tor Browser Bundle which is a totally self-contained and integrated modified FF browser, Tor components and pre-configured for Tor gateways… Nothing else needed, just download, extract and execute. Main problem I’ve been seeing is that since is based entirely on volunteers typically loads are >100 users per proxy server.
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en
Alternatives include various free http proxies which will hide your IP address but with varying ability to hide your identity (typical Internet use leaks all sorts of information about you beyond just yur IP Address). Various paid HTTP and SOCKS proxies exist which provide better anonyminity but you need to closely read their Terms of Service, understand what is described and trust they actually do what they describe.
HTH
TSU
On 2013-01-08 09:16, tsu2 wrote:
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> The Tor SDB is likely a bit out of date.
>
> Installing Tor should be recommended only if you want/need to proxy
> non-browser functions like DNS queries, POP/IMAP mail, more. If all you
> need to do is browse the Internet, the current way is to download the
> Tor Browser Bundle which is a totally self-contained and integrated
> modified FF browser, Tor components and pre-configured for Tor
> gateways… Nothing else needed, just download, extract and execute.
> Main problem I’ve been seeing is that since is based entirely on
> volunteers typically loads are >100 users per proxy server.
Yes, which is why I only recommend Tor if absolutely needed and limiting
traffic.
> Various paid HTTP and SOCKS proxies exist which provide better
> anonyminity but you need to closely read their Terms of Service,
> understand what is described and trust they actually do what they
> describe.
How do you find those? :-?
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
If you’re asking about proxy lists, IMO those are next to worthless…
If you can find them, then I can guarantee whoever is trying to block or eavesdrop on you will find them faster than you. Private lists literally hand-passed from one to another are possible, but difficult to get access unless you’re a member of that group. Commercial proxies is probably more reliable , possibly in combination with what is known as “transparent proxies” which are private short term proxies intended only to provide you a stepping stone to the main proxy service.
Seems to be one of the businesses exploding on the Internet, all the entrepreneur needs is a deal that provides plenty of bandwidth and owns static IPs in a number of countries. If I actually posted any specific information it would probably be out of date within weeks.
So, when I first started exploring I simply Googled “Internet Proxies” and from there I read a few reviews to get a general idea of the history, reputation, user experiences and pricing. Beware that some well known names actually have poor reputations when inspected closely.
I quickly found that although pricing varies from free to over a hundred US dollars per month, there are a number of good services available for less than and about $10/mo. With the low barrier for entry (hardly any special technical knowledge required, just reliable machines, IP addresses in a number of countries and some basic know-how) and extreme world demand spurred by Internet censorship and eavesdropping by nation-states, powerful industries advertisers and even well known reputable Internet giants, I can only see more businesses entering and the competition for Users driving prices as low as possible.
Depending on your requirements, you may want to research the company to see if they have lived up to their promises of privacy and service. Are people complaining about slow service?
Does the service support your needs, typically video conferencing, bit torrent, YouTube and other possibly censored protocols or sites?
Does the service have a privacy policy, keep logs and other documentation subject to subpoena, theft or outright commercial partnership agreements?
Does the service provide easy install and access using the devices you use (laptop, iphone, android, blackberry, etc)?
If a Full VPN, what tunnelling protocols does it use, eg PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP, etc
If only providing a Proxy, then does it support both SSL (typically used mainly by browsers) and/or SOCKS and what version of SOCKS(typically any application including POP/IMAP/Exch clients, browsers, more)
You may need/want to control the exit point of the service, can you specify you will connect to your ultimate destination from a specified country?
I think it’s a shame that the Internet no longer is the free and open network it once was so you could just connect directly to sites and now may need to detour through another continent. Nowadays if you are a business traveler overseas and need to “guarantee” access back to your corporate network, need to bypass censorship simply to view content questionable to someone or might encounter mis-configured or vintage Internet hardware, you need to consider these services.
TSU
On 2013-01-09 02:06, tsu2 wrote:
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> robin_listas;2516511 Wrote:
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>> How do you find those? :-?
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Tanks for the detailed info
Usually I just need that some web page thinks I’m on a different country
than Spain. For example, because I want to see a video that is only
allowed if your IP is from the USA or the UK or whatever (and that’s
something I refuse to use TOR for). Other times it is because the web
page tries to be clever, uses geolocation, and gives me info tailored
for Spain, which I do not want (I rather prefer to have an option to
select language and content).
I’m usually not that keen on privacy - except when they start asking for
my email and postal address. In those cases I fake it, saying I am
root@yourbusines.com - you’d be surprised to see it working. 
If privacy were paramount to me, I probably would not be posting here
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Cheers/Saludos
Carlos E. R. (12.1 test at Minas-Anor)