1. Get an EC2 account.
  2. Choose an international server zone from the drop down in upper right.
  3. Create a tiny instance, keys, etc.
  4. Edit security zone to allow connections from your network to the instance via some non-priv port, say, 1999.
  5. SSH to the new instance.
  6. Use ssh-keygen to generate a local keypair on the server & add the public key to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
  7. Run: ssh -gND 1999 localhost
  8. Use your server instance’s IP and the port from steps 4 & 7 in your proxy settings.

If you’re trying to use the proxy from a Mac or iOS devices, create a .pac file that looks like this, replacing the IP_ADDRESS and PORT to match the server:

function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
 return "SOCKS <IP_ADDRESS>:<PORT>";
}

Obviously, if you’d like to keep the international spooks out of your traffic, you could do step seven between your local machine and the EC2 instance and configure your client to proxy locally. The traffic would then be encrypted by SSH while traveling over FLAG Atlantic 1, but if that’s the problem you’re trying to solve TOR is probably a better solution.

BEWARE: this is a completely open proxy. Don’t leave it running. If you do, someone will find it and proxy their child porn through it and the NSA will find you.