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+===== What's the difference between private and public proxies?  =====
+A **public proxy** is one that is listed on free accessible websites where everyone can see and use that proxy. That is also the reason why public proxies are usually slow and unstable as you don't know how many people are using it and if it. Also keep in mind that a public proxy is often banned on certain websites where proxies would help to get data faster (e.g. google or other search engines).
+A **private proxy** however is the total opposite to a public proxy. It's usually accessible only to the person who bought this proxy and is also protected by a login/password. If it's not protected, then you usually have to define an IP-Range from where you plant to use it on the proxy providers web interface. Due to the nature that only you can access this proxy, it is considered to be very fast and not blocked on search engines.
+===== Can I scrape private proxies with this product? =====
+No, all proxies found with GSA Proxy Scraper are considered to be public proxies as everyone can see them on the webpages where it is scraping from. However, there is a way to get proxies not listed anywhere and thats by using the included Proxy Scanner. With that tool you can find open proxy servers from a given IP- and Port-Range by scanning, probing and testing.