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[defdac]

1) Install WinSSHD on your home computer/server. Open port 22 in your home firewall/router.

2) Install Tunnelier on your laptop, flip to the Services tab and enable SOCKS at 127.0.0.1 and port 1337. Login in to your home computer.

3) Change Chrome target to chrome.exe --proxy-server=socks5://127.0.0.1:1337

Mostly used for obtrusive proxies though it will make you as secure as you are at your home network..

[Splines → defdac]

If you have an Alchemy-based firmware running on your home router, you can enable sshd so you can have an always-on ssh tunnel wherever you go.

I did this to my home router and had it all working in about 30 minutes. Most of that time was trying to figure out how to get putty to open a tunnel (and registering/configuring a No-IP dynamic dns account).

[ANH → defdac]

An alternative to the chrome command line option is the Proxy Switchy extension: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/caehdcpeofiiigpd...

[edwtjo → defdac]

This is exactly what I do (but with OpenSSH) its even the same port :P

[bilban → defdac]

Not a very 'green' solution!

[bilban → bilban]

My point was that having a computer running 24/7 at home to use as a secure proxy when you are out in the field is a bit wasteful. The technical solution was fine - though I can't see many non-techies getting their heads around this. Why the down vote - pffffh.