What is Lavabit Proxy?
Lavabit Proxy is an open-source project created by Ladar Levison, the founder of the Lavabit encrypted email service. After Lavabit was forced to shut down in 2013, Levison launched the Lavabit Proxy service as an alternative that would allow people to route their internet traffic through Lavabit's encrypted network.
The proxy works by tunneling a user's web browsing sessions through the same type of secure encryption that Lavabit used for email. This prevents third parties from being able to monitor or collect data on websites visited and information transmitted. The service is marketed as a way for activists, journalists, and privacy-conscious users to browse the internet more securely.
By routing traffic through Lavabit's servers, the proxy aims to hide a user's IP address and location. It also blocks ads, trackers and malware. The service offers both free and paid subscriptions, with the paid tier offering faster speeds. While free users are rate limited to 100MB per day.
As Lavabit Proxy is built on top of Lavabit's existing encrypted infrastructure for delivering email, it benefits from this mature platform to provide a reliable and trustworthy proxy service. The code for Lavabit Proxy is open-source, allowing transparency and scrutiny of its security protections.
Psiphon, Proton VPN, CyberGhost VPN, Hotspot Shield, NordVPN, Mullvad, Windscribe, TunnelBear, Amnezia VPN, ZenMate, RiseupVPN, Shadowsocks, Snowflake Tor are some alternatives to Lavabit Proxy.