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List:       ubuntu-users
Subject:    question regarding SSL
From:       hggdh2 () ubuntu ! com (C de-Avillez)
Date:       2010-11-29 14:11:40
Message-ID: 4CF3B49C.2030405 () ubuntu ! com
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On 11/28/2010 08:38 PM, Nathan Bahn wrote:
> I am curious:  Would the use of an anonymous proxy server enhance or detract 
> from the security considerations as related to by the original poster? (i.e.:  
> Would an anonymous proxy server increase or reduce his security?)
> 

An anonymiser [1] like Tor [2] indeed will enhance your privacy. But
you would have to trust the ingress/egress points not to be trojanised.

It is important not to confuse privacy with security: privacy is one
of the aspects we deal with on security, but privacy alone does not
imply security.

Cheers,

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymizer
[2] http://www.torproject.org/


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