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Improving Browsing and Privacy with the Squid Proxy
A proxy server acts as an intermediary between you and the internet. When you request a web page, the proxy receives the request and then forwards it on to the web server (if necessary). A proxy allows you to protect your privacy by obfuscating the metadata that is usually available to the services we interact with daily on the internet. Proxies also allow the administrator to block access to certain content, like social media or online gambling.
This chapter will show you how to install, configure, and use the Squid proxy, a solution that runs on most operating systems. With Squid, you’ll ...
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