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Who do you trust with your web traffic?
Published February 28th, 2008 in Browser Security, Privacy
More and more businesses, schools, and government agencies are managing Internet usage. In many cases, organizations are setting up policies to prevent users from accessing sites like MySpace, FaceBook, gambling, and shopping.
However, a growing number of technical resources are allowing users to bypass Internet filtering. These types of services, such as Anonymous Proxies (known also as Web Proxies), are becoming very popular for bypassing Internet blocking. But are these services themselves always safe? The answer is no. Just about anyone can set up an anonymous proxy and advertise it openly for others to use. Web Proxy lists are easy to find, with a simple lookup on any search engine. These proxy services have the possibility of being hostile, intentionally set up to eavesdrop data flow and able to steal passwords to any site your users might access, including online banking, PayPal, and social networking sites like MySpace. Websense® - Blog: Who do you trust with your web traffic?
