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What's a proxy app for Chrome that works like Anonymox for Firefox?

  • Is there an app like the Firefox extension http://www.anonymox.net/ for Chrome? I have switched to Chrome, but I can't figure out how to use a proxy as easily as I did on Firefox. Anonymox is great because it comes with its own proxies and configures itself. You add websites to it with a click of a button. None of the popular proxy apps/extensions available for Chrome is so easy to use. The most popular extensions for Chrome tell you to find your own proxy, then you must configure socks and ports, and then you enter the websites you want to surf anonymously. The configuration part is beyond my skill set. I ended up installing a Chrome app called http://positiveproxy.com/. As far as I can tell all it did was put a button on my Google page. I click it, then I copy and paste a link into a box on their site. That's not what I want. I am not the world's greatest amateur internet person, but back in the day I found the Firefox solution for proxies (Anonymox). Now that I've switched to Chrome, I'm surprised that I can't figure out the equivalent. So if I sound unfocused, it's because I'm not sure what I need. Maybe I am not using Positive Proxy correctly, maybe I am overlooking something obvious, or maybe the answer is "You have to find your own free proxy and configure it yourself. There is no anonymox for Chrome." By the way, I have no relation to the makers of this Anonymox app. I never realized how much I relied on it until I tried to switch to Chrome. I switched because the memory drain of Firefox is too much for my old computer.

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    As far as I can tell, you've interpreted Positive Proxy correctly: It is a webpage-based service, and all the "app" does is link to that page. If you don't mind a slightly silly graphic of a donkey, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hide-my-ass-web-proxy/cmgnmcnlncejehjlnhaglpnoolgbflbd seems to be somewhat close to what you want.

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For the love of god, don't use HideMyAss. http://invisibler.com/lulzsec-and-hidemyass/ Not exactly "anonymous."

fifthrider

I'd say just don't bother if you're not going to take the time and effort to understand and manage the details of a proxy. Use Chromes incognito mode (ctl-shift-N) to browse without saving history or cookies. Keeps the local logs clean. But without extreme detailed care nothing after the bits leave the laptop are in your control and the perception of anonymity is so much worse than just being careful. Perhaps ask another question specifying exactly what you are trying to do.

sammyo

I'm not concerned with covering my tracks on my computer. I don't want some sites to see my ip. I know a proxy doesn't provide full anonymity and I know what little can be done with an ip address. Let's just say it matters. It looks like there's no easy solution, though.

vincele

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