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23Sep/070

Protect your Privacy through Proxy

Everyone has the right to protect their privacy and that doesn’t exclude the internet. Whenever we go online, we have a unique IP address that will pinpoint our location. It’s our “online address” or even our fingerprint. Whenever we go to a website, our IP address will always show up and with proper tools, it could be proven that you’ve visited this website.

To protect yourself, there are proxy servers that will allow you to use their IP address. Instead of your IP showing up in various websites, you will be using the proxy servers IP address. The website will never know that you have visited their website. It’s like a cloaking website that will prevent your IP from showing up in places. There are free proxy servers but be careful in choosing one. These free servers may also act as spyware that will record everything you write in that website using their address. As much as possible, use the IP only for surfing but for online purchases, use your IP to protect yourself from unauthorized purchases in the future. Also as most proxies are free, there may have an overloaded amount of placed adverts, or pop-ups. If so, just find another free proxy.

You can find a great list of proxies of free proxies at proxy.org

Remember, if you do intend to use a proxy for any shopping (not advised) or logging into secure sites, you will have to select a proxy that has SSL (means you can enter secure sites).

 

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