using web proxies - safe to enter passwords?

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Published on 2010-05-31T12:24:19Z Indexed on 2010/05/31 12:34 UTC
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Hi

Wanted to check something on a local site and see how the outside world sees it. however, using a web proxy im not sure that when i enter my credentials the proxy wont record this and give the proxy owner access to my site.

is there another way to see my own site as though I was on the other side?

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