In reaction to the Trump Administration selling us all out to the big telcos, I am dedicating this blog post to proxy services, which we should all start using.
A proxy server is a computer (in the cloud) that redirects your Internet browsing and other traffic away from your ISP to a specialized service that can do a lot of things for you.
Here is how you configure Chrome to proxy your traffic to something other than your ISP.
Here is how you configure OSX to proxy your traffic.
And you will need to select a proxy service. There are plenty of free ones out there. But you get what you pay for. If you want to have a proxy that is reliable and won’t sell your data, you should consider paying for a proxy service.
Here is a good roundup of some popular proxy services.
I am sure that many AVC regulars are using one or more proxy services and I encourage all of you to share with us your favorites.
