This is a really cool technique, I haven't found it being discussed around here so I thought I'd share. Yes, you can use google's services as proxies, though not very secure/anonymous ones, but proxies nonetheless. Its a matter of you thinking like a h4c|<7r and stretching the limits of something particular.

Basically, there are two ways to use google as a proxy.

Google Translate
What you do here is copy/paste the URL of the website and select "Translate To" to English or any other language you want. Then click the link that has been generated in the "Translate" section to the right. Thus, you'll be browsing that website through Google's servers.

Google Cache
Second method is to use Google Cache to browse websites. This may or may not give you an outdated version of the website, but you'll be browsing everything through google cache through google servers. What you do is "cache:(the website you want to browse)" into google search without quotation marks. For more information, check out DVFC's post on Google Cache ---> viewtopic.php?f=31&t=695

Testing
If you want to test this, do the following.

For Google Translate: Go to Google Translate (http://translate.google.com/) and type in www.ipchicken.com and click on the link generated. It should show Google's IP address.

For Google Cache: Same site. Go to google search and type in (without quotes) "cache:www.ipchicken.com" and it should show you Google's IP address.

If you got anything to add, or anything to ask, do so.

This is cool, I've done it before already.

I know there's a way you can surf the internet as Google Bot.

If I will find time, I will share it as well.

|Linda| wrote:

This is cool, I've done it before already.

I know there's a way you can surf the internet as Google Bot.

If I will find time, I will share it as well.

Fanks

I use Google Cache to purposely get outdated data.

|Linda| wrote:

I know there's a way you can surf the internet as Google Bot.

Use a user agent changer. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... -switcher/

Don Von Free Credits wrote:

I use Google Cache to purposely get outdated data.

I use it to bypass website protections. I've only tested it out on 1 website though so I am not sure what it's full potential is.

I knew that already. Gut a good trick. Youcan use other services as proxy too. Any web translator work as proxies.