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| around the Internet is never safe. The moment you go | | | | Anonymous web surfing is definitely made possible |
| browsing,you are unconsciously inviting hackers and | | | | using an anonymous proxy server. A proxy server is |
| scammers therein. It is like leaving a footprint wherever | | | | an application program that mediates between the |
| you may go. Having the latest and updated anti-virus | | | | web browser and the end server. There will be no |
| program installed in your computer is never an | | | | direct communication between the two because |
| assurance that the system information of your | | | | instead of contacting the end server right away to |
| computer is not transferred the minute you go online. | | | | fetch a web page, the browser contacts the proxy |
| When you surf the Internet in the privacy of your own | | | | that forwards the requests, so the reply from the end |
| living room gives you the impression that you and your | | | | server is sent by the proxy to the browser. Therefore, |
| personal information are safe. Why not? You are | | | | it emerges as if the requests come from the mediating |
| alone, and nobody knows the real person behind the | | | | proxy server. Anonymous proxy server then hides |
| name you use to login or access certain websites. But | | | | your identity securely. |
| you are wrong. Surfing the web unprotected can | | | | These days, more and more people are divulging their |
| make your IP address very visible to whoever may | | | | financial information on the Internet as more and more |
| want to see it. The IP (Internet Protocol) address is a | | | | people shop online. They also conduct banking |
| numerical label assigned to devices to participate in the | | | | activities with a click of the mouse in the comfort of |
| computer network for communication. It specifies | | | | their own homes. Activities like these requires a certain |
| locations of the source and destination of the routing | | | | demand of extra precaution to embark safety and |
| system. So when you request for a web page, all the | | | | security to your computer and financial assets. |
| information are passed to your browser and your IP | | | | Likewise, most of the shopping sites do have |
| address is recorded in the web server logs. Aside | | | | programs to track your shopping habits the very |
| from your IP address, the exact time you access the | | | | moment you download something from the internet. |
| web site and the usage history or links that you clicked, | | | | Anonymous proxy server then functions as an active |
| actions that you performed and data that you entered | | | | shield against hackers and awful software programs. |
| are gleaned too. Generally, all internet servers and | | | | To use a web proxy, just visit its home page, enter a |
| services have some form of logging for purposes of | | | | web address in the form they provide and start |
| the following: marketing, statistical, technical or even | | | | surfing. Providing of course you have the total |
| legal. It works similar to an office environment wherein | | | | comprehension of what protection is offered. |
| the company's servers and firewalls are configured to | | | | Anonymous surfing is genuinely essential! |