Anonymity Socks5 vs HTTP Proxy

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SOCKS5 vs HTTP proxy​

Unlike HTTP proxies, which can only interpret and work with HTTP and HTTPS webpages, SOCKS5 proxies can work with any traffic.

HTTP proxies are high-level proxies usually designed for a specific protocol. While this means you get better connection speeds, they’re not nearly as flexible and secure as SOCKS proxies. SOCKS proxies are low-level proxies that can handle any program or protocol and any traffic without limitations.

Should you use SOCKS5 with a VPN?​

The main difference between proxies and VPNs is that VPNs encrypt your traffic and proxies don’t. VPNs provide more stable connections while proxy connections drop more often.

There are few reasons to use both together, so your best bet is to choose the right tool for the job.

Should you use a free proxy?​

Because of their low overhead, proxy services aren’t expensive to run, but they still come with costs. Therefore, free proxies, like free VPNs, should be avoided. Here’s why:

• Poor performance. Free proxies will have less support personnel and may have less configuration options or slower infrastructure. All of this can make them slower and less secure. They might also reduce their speeds or turn off features in an effort to make you a paying customer.
• Privacy issues. If you’re not paying for the service, you aren’t the customer. Free proxies can monitor user traffic and sell that data to third parties or serve ads. This means replacing ads on websites you love (thereby cutting into their revenue) or introducing new ads that weren’t there before.

 

[Mr.Normal]

Good intro - I would add that getting residential proxies is much better than data center proxies - a lot of data center proxies are autoblacklisted from a lot of online marketplaces. And be careful of free proxies - some of them will send your real IP in the HTTP header to protect themselves legally!

 

[dorkitmor]

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