You can also walk with your gun out, as this will limit your speed, allowing you do evade the proxies.
In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed.
a proxy measurement.
If you get too close it'll trigger. Shoot it from a safe distance and it will blow up. Leave the room and go through the door that was previously protected by a proxy mine.
... It's used as a proxy for your success as an economist. ...
... a data compression proxy for Chrome for mobile. ...