Morlock Elloi[SMTP:morlockelloi@yahoo.com] wrote:

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This is totally off-topic, but consider this: the way that a Proxy cache works (not just Squid, any cache) is that it stores all of the requested objects (web pages and files, in this case) on a series of local servers. Then, when a user requests them, it serves them off of

It boggles one's mind - the idea that data will _not_ be collected just because someone says so. Using any concentration point to "anonymize" http access is like frequenting the facility marked "SAFE PLACE FOR DRUG DEALING" in huge red letters to cater for one's need for untaxed molecules.

At best it can shield from naive end users - unless they get pissed like JYA.

The implied asumption above, of course, is that Safeweb narcs to their investor, the CIA, and so on to the US Government. Actually, depending on your threat model, Safeweb can provide a very useful service. One of the things a Safeweb proxy does is SSL all your traffic between your browser and Safeweb. Even URLs are encrypted. The upshot of this is that if your worry is not a TLA, but rather, a snoopy employer watching the firewall to see who visits monster.com, safeweb provides a good shield. If you're asked why you use it, you can point out that it allows you to research competitors without tipping them off. [For those curious, I've just survived the current round of layoffs at RSA. I'm curious as to whether other RSA employees on the list have (you know who you are). Peter Trei