From 8716784011507ba0f1efdc6745eea1d367a92d15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sven Slootweg Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 23:06:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] v1.0.1: README update (safety warning) --- README.md | 6 ++++++ package.json | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e46a50b..322c1d0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ This module extracts (parses) proxy details including the IP address from [http: Note that this module only does the parsing; you're responsible for fetching the source HTML yourself. +## Caution! + +Public proxies are [not](https://blog.haschek.at/post/fd9bc) [safe](http://blog.daviddworken.com/post/107949776854/scanning-for-malicious-proxies) [to use](https://github.com/ddworken/maliciousProxyScanner). They can see your IP address and the traffic you send. You are effectively giving the proxy operator full control and knowledge over your browsing, and they may even inject malware in the responses. + +If you need to browse the internet privately, consider using [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/index.html.en) instead - however, please make sure to read the [caveats](https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning) that you need to keep in mind. Even with these caveats, Tor is vastly more secure than a public proxy. + ## License [WTFPL](http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/) or [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), whichever you prefer. A donation and/or attribution are appreciated, but not required. diff --git a/package.json b/package.json index 585e9cc..f2be00c 100644 --- a/package.json +++ b/package.json @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ { "name": "hma-proxy-parse", - "version": "1.0.0", + "version": "1.0.1", "description": "Parses proxies out of HideMyAss' public proxy list.", "main": "index.js", "scripts": {