uProxy

{{Short description|Web proxy browser extension}}

{{lowercase title}}uProxy was an extension for Chrome and Firefox,{{cite web |title=uProxy (Beta) :: Add-ons for Firefox |url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uproxy-firefox/ |website= |date=22 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722054007/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uproxy-firefox/ |archive-date=22 July 2016 |url-status=dead}} which allowed users to access the Internet via a web proxy. This project has been superseded by Outline VPN. The extension works by enabling a user to share their Internet connection with someone else. Google Ideas provided funding for the development which was carried out by the University of Washington and Brave New Software{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57608525-93/google-ideas-aids-online-rebels-with-digital-defenses/|title=Google Ideas aids online rebels with digital defenses|first=Seth|last=Rosenblatt|date=October 21, 2013|work=CNET}} — the same organization behind the anti-censorship tool Lantern.{{cite web|url=https://techpresident.com/news/wegov/24455/why-remarkably-similar-circumvention-tools-uproxy-and-lantern-are-not-overkill|title=Why The Remarkably Similar Circumvention Tools uProxy and Lantern Are Not Overkill|last=MCKENZIE|first=JESSICA|date=October 24, 2013|access-date=13 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326223853/http://techpresident.com/news/wegov/24455/why-remarkably-similar-circumvention-tools-uproxy-and-lantern-are-not-overkill|archive-date=26 March 2014}} The extension is intended to allow users to get more secure access to the Internet without being monitored.{{cite magazine|url=https://business.time.com/2013/10/21/google-digital-rebels/|magazine=TIME|title=Google Unveils Tools to Access Web From Repressive Countries|first=Sam|last=Gustin|date=October 21, 2013}} It is free/libre software under Apache license 2.0.{{cite web|url=https://github.com/uProxy/uproxy/blob/dev/LICENSE.md|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160129084001/https://github.com/uProxy/uproxy/blob/dev/LICENSE.md|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2016|title=LICENSE.md|website=GitHub |access-date=24 April 2015}} The software has been discontinued, stating on their website " uProxy was an open source project led by the University of Washington and seeded by Jigsaw. Although the project is no longer supported, the code is still available on GitHub."