Every server can have a SOCKS5 proxy that is only accessible within the existing encrypted VPN tunnel (bound to the internal IP of the servers, connectable only for clients within a VPN tunnel), this way, it is guaranteed that the proxy traffic is encrypted.
In addition, this acts as a Killswitch for programs that support proxies. If the VPN tunnel is somehow not connected, proxy server will not be connectable and no data is leaked.
It also allows for easy location switching, as users above mentioned.
More importantly, it is a useful privacy tool, if used with browser extensions to make sure different sites are connected via different proxies. For example site A only see IP from country A, but at the same time site B Sees IP from country B, it's less likely that the traffic to site A and B is linked to the same person (if browser fingerprinting is sufficiently prevented).
Internet censorship (site controlled) is also a thing that can be bypassed with it, without having to permanently use a connection to another country this having a higher latency experience all the time. Sites that are known to censor content for traffic from a certain country can be accessed from another VPN server from another country, while normal traffic can be accessed from a VPN server with a lower latency (from the same country as the user).
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Every server can have a SOCKS5 proxy that is only accessible within the existing encrypted VPN tunnel (bound to the internal IP of the servers, connectable only for clients within a VPN tunnel), this way, it is guaranteed that the proxy traffic is encrypted.
In addition, this acts as a Killswitch for programs that support proxies. If the VPN tunnel is somehow not connected, proxy server will not be connectable and no data is leaked.
It also allows for easy location switching, as users above mentioned.
More importantly, it is a useful privacy tool, if used with browser extensions to make sure different sites are connected via different proxies. For example site A only see IP from country A, but at the same time site B Sees IP from country B, it's less likely that the traffic to site A and B is linked to the same person (if browser fingerprinting is sufficiently prevented).
Internet censorship (site controlled) is also a thing that can be bypassed with it, without having to permanently use a connection to another country this having a higher latency experience all the time. Sites that are known to censor content for traffic from a certain country can be accessed from another VPN server from another country, while normal traffic can be accessed from a VPN server with a lower latency (from the same country as the user).