Not all web proxies are equally safe. 5 free proxies ranked by log retention, TLS handling, and data transparency. AnyProxy leads on written policy specifics.
AnyProxy leads on written policy: no URL logs, aggregate metrics only, 30-day retention. CroxyProxy and Proxyium have brief policies without retention specifics. ProxySite has a one-paragraph privacy page. KProxy runs standard commercial retention.
Context
Web proxies vary widely on privacy transparency. Some publish specific retention windows and log-field breakdowns; others have a paragraph of boilerplate. Since a proxy sees every request you make through it, that transparency matters. This ranking scores five proxies on written policy specifics, TLS handling, and third-party data sharing.
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Full breakdown
Written no-log policy with specifics: no URLs stored, aggregate request counts only, deleted after 30 days. TLS end-to-end at both hops (browser-to-proxy, proxy-to-destination). Published third-party list: Cloudflare (DDoS), Stripe/Razorpay (Pro payments), Bunny CDN (assets). No AdSense on proxied pages.
Policy exists but is brief. No specific retention window published. TLS end-to-end handled. Free tier runs pop-up ads which imply some third-party data sharing that is not fully disclosed.
Session cookies retained; ad-network cookies present on free tier. No published retention window. Paid tier presumably cleaner but not documented.
Standard commercial retention documented briefly. Extension route means additional data flows through a browser extension the vendor controls. No AdSense on core proxy pages.
Privacy page is one paragraph long. No specifics on what is logged, for how long, or which ad partners receive data. IP retained per session. Opaque data-sharing with ad networks.
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