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Hotspot Shield vs redsocks

A side-by-side look at Hotspot Shield and redsocks. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Hotspot Shield

Hotspot Shield

Security & Privacy

Hotspot Shield is a virtual private network (VPN) app and service that encrypts internet traffic and hides your IP address to protect your privacy and security online. It works across devices like Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.

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redsocks

redsocks

Network & Admin

Redsocks is an open source software that allows redirecting TCP connections through proxy servers like SOCKS or HTTPS. It works at low level of operating system kernel, so all TCP connections can go through proxies transparently without any configuration in applications.

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