sheepsafe

Does anyone know why this is better than a simple SOCKS proxy, which can be set up with one SSH command to your VPS and a quick visit to your system settings? I use sheepsafe to pull these up automatically when I'm away from a trusted network https://github.com/nicksieger/sheepsafe

If using FF, check out: HTTPS Everywhere ( https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere ) or Force TLS ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12714/ ) For Chrome, note that EFF says: "...There is a Chrome extension called KB SSL Enforcer which attempts to take that approach, but it does not appear to be implemented securely; when we tested it, it seemed to always use http before https, which means that your surfing habits and authentication cookies are not protected (this may be a limitation of the Chrome Extensions framework)." If using OS X, check out: http://github.com/nicksieger/sheepsafe Could also try using Comodo TrustConnect: http://www.comodo.com/trustconnect/ But note for the latter that they keep logs of traffic: "Q: I'm a cyber criminal myself and I'd like to use this service to do all of my dirty work: breaking into others