Your-Freedom is a commercial proxy tool that also offers a free (though slower) service.
The software is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS and connects you to a network of about 20 servers across three countries. Your Freedom also offers advanced services like OpenVPN and Socks, which makes it a relatively sophisticated tool to bypass Internet censorship.
To get started, register a free account on the Web site https://www.your-freedom.net/.
Click the "First visit? Click here to register" link below the two login fields.
On the next page, enter the required information. Only a username, password, and e-mail address are needed. Other information is optional.
You’ll see a message that your registration is almost complete and...
Within a few seconds, you should receive an e-mail at the address you provided. Click the second link (the larger one) to confirm your registration.
When you see the "Thank you" screen, your account has been activated.
Download the Your-Freedom software from https://www.your-freedom.net/index.... or http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=.... If you already have Java installed on your PC, you can just download the 1MB "Windows installer" version.
(To check whether you have Java installed, click on "Start" and then "Run". In the field type "cmd" and click "OK". In the black window, type "java -version" and hit "Enter". If you see something like "java version 1.6" you have Java installed. If you get an error message like "command not found", you don’t have Java and need to download the 11MB "Windows full installer" version.)
Your-Freedom installation: Click the downloaded "yf-install_20080822-01.exe". The name may vary as new versions come out often.
Click "next" in the first screen.
In the next screen you can choose if the program should be usable only for your Windows login (personal) or for all users of your PC (common). Then click "next".
Choose the directory for installing Your-Freedom. Most users should accept the default selection. Click "next".
On the next screen of the installer you can alter the name which will be used in the program folder. You can leave the default untouched and click "next".
Choose whether you want to create an icon on the desktop. Click on "next" again.
Here you can see a summary of the decisions you made. Confirm them by clicking "next" again, or go back if anything needs changing.
Now the installation takes place. This may take a few minutes, depending on your PC.
Finally the installation is ready. Quit the installation program by clicking "Finish".
Your-Freedom will start automatically. When you later want to start it manually click on the Your-Freedom icon (the door) on your desktop.
When you first start Your-Freedom you need to configure it.
Right after the first start you will see the configuration wizard. Click "next".
In the "Proxy Server" dialog the program will auto-detect the information of a proxy server you can use. Click "next".
In the "Select Protocols" dialog you should keep the default values and proceed by clicking "next".
Now the Your-Freedom configuration wizard will make several tests to find available servers and check your type of connection and filtering. This may take some minutes.
When the wizard is ready you see the "Found Freedom Servers" screen where you can choose one server and click "next" again.
Now enter your previously created account information. Click "next".
When you see the "Congratulations!" screen the configuration wizard is ready. Click on "Save and Exit".
For additional security and better ways to bypass filters you should tweak the options by clicking on "configure" in the main Your-Freedom window and select the options shown in the screenshot below. Afterwards click "Save and Exit".
Now Your-Freedom is connected to a server and provides a local proxy that you can use with your favorite software like Internet Explorer or Firefox. To automatically configure them click on the "Application" tab in the main Your-Freedom window, select which software you want to use and click "OK". Your-Freedom will automatically configure that software so it connects over the encrypted Your-Freedom tunnel to the Internet.
To make sure you are using Your-Freedom correctly go to the https://www.your-freedom.net/ website and check the "Your Footprint" section on the left. If the country detected is not where you are, you are successfully using the encrypted Your-Freedom tunnel to access the Internet.
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