On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:14:25 +0000 (UTC)
Rasky <raskylee@googlemail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:01:24 -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
[Privoxy] will block tracking cookies and the like, but it won't do
anything to hide your IP address.
How does it improve on using browser plugins like Adblock and Noscript? I
realise it adds the architecture to use Tor and other remote proxy systems
but what does it add by itself?
One advantage is that you can easily maintain one configuration for
multiple browsers / machines / users. Additionally, because it isn't a
plugin, there's no chance of it affecting the stability of FF / IW,
something plugins are notorious for doing. [I don't know about these in
particular; I use Noscript and have never had a problem with it, but
I've not used Adblock much.] In the same vein, plugins often need to
be updated when browsers are, and can get out of sync; privoxy is a
rock-solid solution, and it will work for *all* browsers, even (x)links.