uProxy

uProxy is an extension for Chrome and Firefox web browsers which allows users to access the Internet via a web proxy. This project has been superseded by Outline VPN. The extension works by enabling a user to share their Internet connection with someone else. Google Ideas provided funding for the development which was carried out by the University of Washington and Brave New Software[1] — the same organization behind the anti-censorship tool Lantern.[2] The extension is intended to allow users to get more secure access to the Internet without being monitored.[3] It is free/libre software under Apache license 2.0.[4]

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References
  1. Rosenblatt, Seth (October 21, 2013). "Google Ideas aids online rebels with digital defenses". CNET.
  2. MCKENZIE, JESSICA (October 24, 2013). "Why The Remarkably Similar Circumvention Tools uProxy and Lantern Are Not Overkill". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. Gustin, Sam (October 21, 2013). "Google Unveils Tools to Access Web From Repressive Countries". TIME.
  4. "LICENSE.md". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2015.


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