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Privoxy vs Shorewall

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

Privoxy

Privoxy

Security & Privacy

Privoxy is an open source web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for privacy, data mining prevention, and access control. It allows customized blocking of ads, web trackers, and other unwanted content.

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Shorewall

Shorewall

Network & Admin

Shorewall is an open source firewall configuration tool for Linux operating systems. It provides a command-line interface and configuration files to easily set up Netfilter rules, interfaces, zones, and other common firewall components.

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