uProxy was an extension for Chrome and Firefox,[1] which allowed users to access the Internet via a web proxy.
The extension works by enabling a user to share their Internet connection with someone else.
Google Ideas provided funding for the development which was carried out by the University of Washington and Brave New Software[2] — the same organization behind the anti-censorship tool Lantern.
[3] The extension is intended to allow users to get more secure access to the Internet without being monitored.
[5] The software has been discontinued, stating on their website " uProxy was an open source project led by the University of Washington and seeded by Jigsaw.