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Is Squid a transparent proxy?
Squid Transparent Proxy Server is a popular open source transparent proxy tool. For example, a user on a corporate network may be surfing the Internet. The user requests to view a news article on cnn.com, and views the same content as they would on their local connection at home.
Is transparent proxy safe?
To the end user, a transparent proxy is basically malware. It intercepts internet traffic and redirects it to another destination without the end user's consent. This essentially describes a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. However, transparent proxies are not always malicious.
