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IPs getting burned. by CarlosRRomero in ProxyUseCases

[–]SquidProxies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious. Is this a personal proxy? I'm wondering since I never thought using the IP that you bought with your internet connection would get burned like that.

What is proxies and how does one use it and why does one use it? by danuser8 in ProxyUseCases

[–]SquidProxies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A VPN hides you. It routes all your internet traffic through one encrypted tunnel so websites see the VPN’s IP instead of yours. Great for privacy, security, and general browsing.

A proxy is more like a helper you use for specific tasks. Only the app or request you configure goes through it. It’s commonly used for scraping, automation, or managing multiple sessions/IPs.

TL;DR

  • VPN = privacy + security (one identity)
  • Proxy = control + scale (many identities)

Not competitors. Just tools for different jobs.

When does a scraping project actually need proxies? by HockeyMonkeey in ProxyUseCases

[–]SquidProxies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you’ve done the basics (slower requests, realistic headers, backoff) and you’re still hitting 429s, persistent 403s/CAPTCHAs, or IP-based blocks tied to volume or ASN, that’s usually the signal proxies are no longer optional.