How to use an Anonymous ProxyBySydney Butler-March 10, 2018 “3/3.911.jpg” Your privacy is a precious commodity and it is almost impossible to protect it on the modern Internet without special assistance. Every site wants to know who you are from and why you’re from. They often want to do this to sell that information to companies which use it for marketing purposes. Other times they want to use it to exclude people from certain content types, or to control what you see on the web otherwise.
Surfing by Proxy
A “proxy” stands for something else. For example, you can often send someone to court as your legal proxy in your place. A proxy server in Internet terms is something that stands between you and the rest of the internet. It handles your data requests, and acts as a mediator. What the Internet sees is the proxy that stands behind it and not the computer. There are few uses for proxies and you’ve probably used one before if you work for a sizable company. Companies often set up a proxy to monitor which sites their personnel are visiting. They also use it to block illegal, or adult-only sites. The main reason to use a proxy for general web users however is to hide your location and identity. But how it works? How a Proxy Hides Your Identity
IP addresses are web IDs. Every device that connects to the internet has an IP address and in fact tells us where the device is physically located. It logs your IP when you visit a website, and then knows your approximate location. It can even be traced back to you as the person who pays the internet bill, in combination with other information or with the help of law enforcement and your ISP. A proxy hides you replacing its own IP address. So if the proxy server is in Scotland but your computer is in India it looks like whatever site you’re visiting through the proxy you’re actually in Scotland. Which means you can now view content restricted to Scottish residents if you wanted to. What are Proxy Limitations?
The difference between what a VPN does and what a proxy does is considerable. While both stand in for your local IP address VPNs, all information that leaves your machine to the VPN server is also fully encrypted. Since a proxy does not do this, your ISP still knows what kind of data you are sending and which sites you are visiting thanks to deep inspection of the packets. If you also care about the privacy of your data, you should probably opt instead for a VPN.
There are two main proxy types which are relevant here. The first is a proxy based on the Web, and the other is a proxy based on the device. Let’s look at both, and how they can be used.
Web-based proxies
You need to use a proxy that is set on the device itself if you want a more permanent solution.
System-based proxies
You can always and exclusively use a proxy to filter all internet content through your entire computer or other devices. This is relatively easy to do but you need to sign up for a proxy service first. Most likely you’re going to have to pay a monthly fee but once that’s done it’s pretty straightforward. “3/3.914.jpg” Then switch the server toggle on under manual proxy setup. Then type your proxy subscription in the server address and the port provided. Save the settings and it should work all over. The same settings can also be accessed in Chrome and other browsers. You will find a button to change the proxy settings under browser settings and then usually under “Advanced” settings too. This will take you to the classic dialog about the Windows network. Click on LAN Settings from here, and enter the proxy information as above.