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Ask HN: How do you unblock websites?

1 pointsby higerordermapabout 4 years ago
Many times when we have to use a network&#x2F;ISP which blocks certain websites, there are a few ways to unblock them including proxies (in-browser) and VPNs.<p>Now assuming I don&#x27;t belong to the crowd that exclusively uses no-log premium VPNs, what are secure options before me to, say, temporarily unblock websites?<p>I don&#x27;t want to use one of those 1000 shady VPN apps on Google Play because God knows what they do to the device. I don&#x27;t care about someone logging to which URLs I visit but proxy sites in my understanding can MITM https traffic, and also run their own ads &amp; javascript on the browser which is last option for a security-conscious user.<p>So what are my options? Are there free limited VPN from trustworthy companies? (preferably OPEN ON&#x2F;wireguard protocol because I wouldn&#x27;t have to run their apps). Any trustworthy proxy site?

2 comments

Nextgridabout 4 years ago
You can spin up a VM on any cloud host and then use an SSH tunnel. SSH can expose a SOCKS proxy on localhost so you can configure your browser to use that.
approxim8ionabout 4 years ago
ProtonVPN and Windscribe both offer free tiers. Windscribe has a bandwidth limit, Proton is unlimited but only 3 locations and no P2P.<p>And there is always Tor.