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Vulnerabilities, Privacy Risks, and Ethical Implications of Residential Proxy Services
	© 2024 by IJCTT Journal
	Volume-72 Issue-10
	Year of Publication : 2024
	Authors : Sudarshan Kumar Kaushik
	DOI :  10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V72I10P108

How to Cite?

Sudarshan Kumar Kaushik, "Vulnerabilities, Privacy Risks, and Ethical Implications of Residential Proxy Services," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, vol. 72, no. 10, pp. 43-49, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V72I10P108

Abstract
The usage of proxy servers, which act as intermediates between two nodes, has seen a steady increase in use in recent years. These proxy servers effectively create a service called proxies that many proxy providers sell. These proxies come in various forms for various use cases, both ethical and non-ethical. Previous research on proxies focuses’ on the detection, blocking, real-world usage, or comparative analysis of different types. This research rather takes a deep dive into a specific type of residential proxy and studies. It offers solutions to both a proxy provider and proxy users regarding the Vulnerabilities, Privacy risks, and Ethical Implications both parties may face when they work together to fulfil an ethical use case. Therefore, this paper studies the existing proxy protocols, encryption protocols, detection methods, selection methods, and ethical standards and creates a system of checks that can be split into two major types: Necessary and Optional. It furthermore finds that a proxy provider and a user must check for the necessary parameters to ensure success rates and ethical usage. Ultimately, this paper aims to bring out the best in residential proxies by empowering both proxy providers and users by providing them valuable data/insight about the current state and deemed industry standard that can be incorporated into their approach to residential proxies.

Keywords
IP addresses, Proxies, Proxy providers, Proxy servers, Residential proxies.

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