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It is well-known that a proxy determines the relationship between a user and a web server (or a website). But it is the traffic flow direction that defines who benefits from this relationship: a user or a web server. In case of a forward proxy, users have all the perks: they hide behind a proxy, maintain anonymity, and have access to the geo-restricted content, all while conducting excessive business tasks, such as web scraping or multi-accounting. A reverse proxy helps to process requests and protect anonymity as well but in contrast to a forward proxy, the main beneficiary is a web server (or a website).