Yo, no dumb questions here! Proxy settings are like giving your internet a detour. Instead of going straight to a site, your traffic stops at a proxy server first.
Why use it? Maybe your school/work blocks sites, or you wanna scrape data without getting banned.
VPN = tunnel for *all* traffic. Proxy = specific (like just your browser).
Check out free proxies on ProxyNova but be careful—some are sketchy.
Why use it? Maybe your school/work blocks sites, or you wanna scrape data without getting banned.
VPN = tunnel for *all* traffic. Proxy = specific (like just your browser).
Check out free proxies on ProxyNova but be careful—some are sketchy.