Why should I trust Privoxy?
576 577 The most important reason is because you have access to everything, and 578 you can control everything. You can check every line of every 579 configuration file yourself. You can check every last bit of source code 580 should you desire. And even if you can’t read code, there should be some 581 comfort in knowing that other people can, and do read it. You can build 582 the software from scratch, if you want, so that you know the executable is 583 clean, and that it is yours. In fact, we encourage this level of scrutiny. 584 It is one reason we use Privoxy ourselves.
The most important reason is because you have access to everything, and you can control everything. You can check every line of every configuration file yourself. You can check every last bit of source code should you desire. And even if you can’t read code, there should be some comfort in knowing that other people can, and do read it. You can build the software from scratch, if you want, so that you know the executable is clean, and that it is yours. In fact, we encourage this level of scrutiny. It is one reason we use Privoxy ourselves.
