Is it legal to surf through open or subscription based proxies?
If the proxy owner has given athorisation to use their proxy, then an open proxy is classed as a publically accessible service. However, almost all open web proxies are being used without their owners consent., This is usually because the systems administrator has been lax in configuring the proxy. Such cases are covered by the varions computer misuse acts and legislation in most contries. The Esix Group operate a subscription web proxy service for expats living and working outside the UK. This service is restricted to Esix Group customers, is therefore not an open proxy. Our expat Web Proxy Service is perfrectly legal to use.
