HidemyAss.com - please assess & comment

Is this a sound proposition for those that like to use proxy IP's ?

The short description is a 'free web proxy'

http://www.hidemyass.com/about.php

I don't use proxy's myself - but I thought if I'd present the link for comment in case it's of use to anybody else.

 

Only prob is it only lets you use 1 proxy/ Don't change...

 

A nice part of a chain, but that's all. IMO.

 

ccool

 

LOL.........my security wont allow access to the website.......guess that sums it up for me...........LOL

 

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It's still up & running: http://www.hidemyass.com/

I can't judge these things - but from what I read at the time it seemed to be quite popular.

It has since been raised again here at Wilders where it was discussed in a little more depth:-

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=115741&highlight=hidemyass

Downside I suppose is that you are too high profile you end up on a blocklist fairly quickly. Also you have to be able to handle the traffic your popularity generates. The sitemaker has stated here Sitepoint Forums that the Google ads are a necessary evil to pay for the 3 servers a month the site needs.