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Your Freedom User Guide
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1 Introduction
1.1 What is Your Freedom?
Is your Internet access somehow restricted? Are some web pages not accessible to
you, or are you unable to run applications because of such restrictions? Then Your
Freedom is for you. Although the techniques used by Your Freedom to break through
such restrictions are fairly complicated, it is not difficult to use.
you, or are you unable to run applications because of such restrictions? Then Your
Freedom is for you. Although the techniques used by Your Freedom to break through
such restrictions are fairly complicated, it is not difficult to use.
Your Freedom is a Connectivity Service that allows you to overcome connectivity
restrictions imposed upon you by your network administrators, your provider or your
country. It also provides a certain level of anonymization, and it hides from your
administrators and other nosy people close to you what you are doing on the
Internet.
restrictions imposed upon you by your network administrators, your provider or your
country. It also provides a certain level of anonymization, and it hides from your
administrators and other nosy people close to you what you are doing on the
Internet.
It works by turning your local PC into a web proxy and a SOCKS proxy that can be
used by your applications (web browser, games, whatever). Instead of connecting
directly, applications can send connection requests to these “proxy servers” provided
by the client part of the Your Freedom software running on your PC, and the client
part will then forward these requests to the server part running on our connectivity
servers through a connection protocol that is still available to you and through
which the client part can reach the server part. It tunnels through firewalls, web
proxies, FTP proxies and the like. Sounds complicated? Well it is, but the good news
is you don’t have to worry about it, that’s our job.
used by your applications (web browser, games, whatever). Instead of connecting
directly, applications can send connection requests to these “proxy servers” provided
by the client part of the Your Freedom software running on your PC, and the client
part will then forward these requests to the server part running on our connectivity
servers through a connection protocol that is still available to you and through
which the client part can reach the server part. It tunnels through firewalls, web
proxies, FTP proxies and the like. Sounds complicated? Well it is, but the good news
is you don’t have to worry about it, that’s our job.
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1.2 What is it not?
Your Freedom is not a VPN software. It does not provide a connection to a private
network but to the Internet.
network but to the Internet.
Your Freedom is not a firewall solution, it is meant to break through firewalls, not to
be one. It does not make your PC any safer. But that’s likely not your concern
because someone is probably protecting you too well anyway.
be one. It does not make your PC any safer. But that’s likely not your concern
because someone is probably protecting you too well anyway.
Your Freedom is not a perfect anonymizer. The service does provide a certain level
of anonymization by hiding your IP address. Instead, the connection request appears
to come (in fact it does come) from one of our connectivity server IP addresses. But it
cannot protect you from your own mistakes or flaws in applications and protocols.
of anonymization by hiding your IP address. Instead, the connection request appears
to come (in fact it does come) from one of our connectivity server IP addresses. But it
cannot protect you from your own mistakes or flaws in applications and protocols.
Your Freedom is not in any way enhancing your connection. It does not provide
data compression and it cannot speed it up in any way; in fact, there is a certain
amount of overhead which is dependent on the connectivity protocol used, so things
will probably run slower, not faster.
data compression and it cannot speed it up in any way; in fact, there is a certain
amount of overhead which is dependent on the connectivity protocol used, so things
will probably run slower, not faster.
1.3 What can I use it for?
Your Freedom can be used to overcome:
• Protocol
restrictions
If you cannot use certain applications or services because these applications
cannot connect to the Internet in the usual way, Your Freedom may be able to
help you. For example, if your favourite online game does not work in your
place because someone decided that you shouldn’t play it, then try Your
Freedom. Games known to work well include: WOW, EVE, Counterstrike and
cannot connect to the Internet in the usual way, Your Freedom may be able to
help you. For example, if your favourite online game does not work in your
place because someone decided that you shouldn’t play it, then try Your
Freedom. Games known to work well include: WOW, EVE, Counterstrike and