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8 Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
9 Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
11 Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
12 by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
13 Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
17 <application>Privoxy</application> is a web proxy with advanced filtering
18 capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
19 cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
20 obnoxious Internet junk. <application>Privoxy</application> has a very
21 flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
22 tastes. <application>Privoxy</application> has application for both
23 stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
27 <application>Privoxy</application> is based on the code of the
28 <application>Internet Junkbuster</application>.
29 <application>Junkbuster</application> was originally written by JunkBusters
30 Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
31 Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
32 to continue development.
36 <application>Privoxy</application> continues the
37 <application>Junkbuster</application> tradition, but adds many
38 refinements and enhancements.