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Re:Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3 by altdataseller on Monday September 19, 2022 @01:30PM (#32901313)
Why will auth-less open proxies be bad?
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Re:Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3 by z0ccc on Monday September 19, 2022 @01:34PM (#32901362)
VPN providers won't be able to verify if a user paid for the service.
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Re:Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3 by TedDoesntTalk on Monday September 19, 2022 @02:03PM (#32901718)
Not just VPN providers or other paid services. Open proxies on the internet are bad for everyone.
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Re:Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3 by ajross on Monday September 19, 2022 @04:17PM (#32903338)
Authorization and access control are different problems. You can use ssh to create a auth-free SOCKS5 pipe, for example (lots of us do this every day), but that's not an "open proxy" because it's e.g. listening on ::1 or on the internal network interface, etc...
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Re:Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3 by z0ccc on Monday September 19, 2022 @02:28PM (#32902030)
What are the other issues with open proxies?
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Re:Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3 by TedDoesntTalk on Monday September 19, 2022 @02:41PM (#32902184)
They are usually hosted by malware installed on a vulnerable system. And if they are SOCKS proxies (vs http proxies), then they can send send spam using the IP address of the infected device.
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Re:Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3 by miohtama on Monday September 19, 2022 @03:44PM (#32902967)
Cyberattacks use open proxies to amplify the attack/hide their source.
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