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1. What is Privoxy used for?
2. Does Privoxy work with https?
3. What is tor and Privoxy?
4. How do I remove Privoxy from Raspberry Pi?
5. Is Privoxy free?
6. Can Privoxy block youtube ads?
7. Can HTTPS be bypassed?
8. Can HTTPS traffic be monitored?
9. What is the alternative to Privoxy?
10. Is Tor a VPN or proxy?
11. Is Tor same as VPN?
12. How do I use Privoxy with Tor?
13. Can you use HTTPS with a VPN?
14. Does HTTPS work with proxy?
15. Can soap run on HTTPS?
16. How does VPN work with HTTPS?

What is Privoxy used for?

Privoxy is a free non-caching web proxy with filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, manipulating cookies and modifying web page data and HTTP headers before the page is rendered by the browser. Privoxy is a "privacy enhancing proxy", filtering web pages and removing advertisements.

Does Privoxy work with https?

Set your browser to use Privoxy as HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of 127.0. 0.1 and port 8118. DO NOT activate proxying for FTP or any protocols besides HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) unless you intend to prevent your browser from using these protocols.

What is tor and Privoxy?

Privoxy is a filtering proxy for the HTTP protocol, frequently used in combination with Tor. Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups, etc.

How do I remove Privoxy from Raspberry Pi?

To uninstall, run /Applications/Privoxy/uninstall.

Is Privoxy free?

Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 or later. Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI). Helping hands and donations are welcome: https://www.privoxy.org/participate.

Can Privoxy block youtube ads?

It (still) blocks all the ads in youtube (and a lot more!) if you combine it with nxfilter. You can install privoxy on the same machine as NX filter. Default install of privoxy should do fine, only need to make sure privoxy listens for outside clients: privoxy=>config.

Can HTTPS be bypassed?

So whenever the target person tries to go to any website, they'll be redirected to the HTTP page of this website. To bypass the warning, we are going to use a tool called SSLstrip to downgrade any request to the HTTPS website and get it redirected to the HTTP version of this website.

Can HTTPS traffic be monitored?

Fiddler Everywhere allows you to capture, inspect, monitor and replay both HTTP and HTTPS network traffic from any browser and any app.

What is the alternative to Privoxy?

The best alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Privoxy are AdGuard, Adblock Plus, Privacy Badger and Pi-hole.

Is Tor a VPN or proxy?

Is Tor a VPN? No, it isn't. Tor is a browser and only encrypts the data transmitting through the browser. A VPN is specific privacy protection software and encrypts all data coming out of a device, whether it comes from a browser or an app.

Is Tor same as VPN?

A VPN encrypts your connection and routes it through an intermediary server in another location of the user's choosing. This server is operated by the VPN provider. Tor encrypts your internet connection and routes it through a random sequence of servers run by volunteers.

How do I use Privoxy with Tor?

First, you need to install it on your box using the following command: apt-get install tor privoxy . This will install 2 separate packages 'Tor' and 'Privoxy'. Tor will host a proxy server on your machine on port 9050 of type 'Socks5'. Privoxy will host a proxy service on your machine on port 8118 of type 'HTTP'.

Can you use HTTPS with a VPN?

The bottom line is that, although VPN and HTTPS can protect your data through encryption, they shouldn't be regarded as exclusive. In other words, not only is it good to combine HTTPS and VPN for increased privacy protection, but it's also recommended that you do so, especially on public, insecure networks.

Does HTTPS work with proxy?

Modern proxy servers can be used as gateways for requests that access both HTTP and HTTPS resources.

Can soap run on HTTPS?

SOAP may also be used over HTTPS (which is the same protocol as HTTP at the application level, but uses an encrypted transport protocol underneath) with either simple or mutual authentication; this is the advocated WS-I method to provide web service security as stated in the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1.

How does VPN work with HTTPS?

A VPN and HTTPS both have the capability to encrypt your data, but a VPN just so happens to encrypt more. HTTPS encryption only works between browsers and servers, and that's only if it's enabled. A VPN, however, encrypts all data that passes through the VPN connection, no matter if certain settings are enabled or not.