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I recently published a Chrome extension that lets you configure different proxy settings for regular/incognito tabs, after seeing that this was deemed "not a su
by p1mrx 4y ago
I recently published a Chrome extension that lets you configure different proxy settings for regular/incognito tabs, after seeing that this was deemed "not a supported feature", thread locked:
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/thread/143076679/proxy-settings-for-chrome-incognito-mode https://support.google.com/chrome/a/thread/143076679/proxy-s...
The extension makes it possible to use a SOCKS5 proxy (ideally tunneled over WireGuard) for incognito tabs, without affecting normal tabs: https://github.com/pmarks-net/incognito-proxy https://github.com/pmarks-net/incognito-proxy
- metadat 4y agoWhat is this useful for beyond a convenient aid to evade IP-based abuse detection, "safely" trolling in general, and superficial comfort to a paranoid mind whilst browsing something like an xchan site? (I'm curious because these are the only practical possibilities which come to mind, feels like I must be missing something) Edit: To hopefully clarify a bit, I think this sounds cool and all, and it's dumb Google classified and shutdown this need as #wontfix. I fully accept the shortcoming in understanding the legitimate use cases is completely on my end :). Genuine curiosity, not trying to rain on you in any way, @p1mrx.
- cj 4y agoIt could help evade IP-based user profiling (if you research sensitive topics incognito)
- metadat 4y agoGood one, thank you kindly!
- bordercases 4y ago
- eastbound 4y agoWhen you say “trolling”, do you mean “saying an inconvenient truth”? What does constant identification serve, apart from keeping people in ignorance?
- metadat 4y agoI mean trolling of the sort my younger, immature self would have used this tool for: an optimal workflow for wreaking unblockable havoc against some poor website without even disrupting my main browsing session.
- ifqwz 4y agoIf that's what your younger immature self wanted to do, I don't see why the browser should get in the way.
- CyanBird 4y ago> What is this useful for beyond Privacy and peace of mind are goals on themselves
- jen20 4y agoPreventing your ISP from spying on you.
- p1mrx 4y agoYeah, that's one reason. At least with a VPN/VPS, you can choose who's spying on you, instead of the local monopoly.
- int_19h 4y agoConsider that it's pretty common for websites to block entire countries by IP these days, yet people from these countries still have a need for that content.
- sbf501 4y agoFYI: After reading your post I installed it and found this AWS how-to: https://github.com/jameswmccarty/aws-socks5-proxy https://github.com/jameswmccarty/aws-socks5-proxy ...since I'm already using an EC2 instance for my own personal stuff.
- wanderingmind 4y agoWhats the advantage of this over routing all traffic through tailscale/wireguard in AWS?
- sbf501 4y agoFor me, lower cost: I'm already paying for an EC2 instance so the incremental cost of the routing bandwidth is negligable compared to the cost of a new ts/wg service.