| Each time you use the internet you are leaving a | | | | OK, enough fear how are you able to enjoy |
| trail of breadcrumbs which anyone can follow. | | | | anonymous browsing and protect yourself and |
| Sometimes this trail can have any use, as an | | | | your family on the web? The first thing most |
| example Google use it to target local searches to | | | | people consider is a proxy server, which is a |
| you, or weather sites can automatically give you | | | | server you connect through which hides your IP |
| the weather in your neighborhood. However | | | | address and replaces it with its own. So even |
| equally each other activity you are doing online | | | | though it is possible to find out the IP address of |
| can be tracked, what sites you went to how | | | | the proxy server if everything is configured |
| much time you spent there, what you did while | | | | properly that's all that can be discovered out. The |
| there. If you'd like to enjoy anonymous browsing | | | | info on what you did still exists, but there's no |
| on the internet and protect your identity you | | | | way to know who basically did it. |
| must find how to use the internet without leaving | | | | However one of the WORST things you can do is |
| this trail all of the way back to your personal | | | | depend on a free secret proxy server, have you |
| computer. You may think this information is not | | | | considered the indisputable fact that many of |
| important, after all so many people are on the | | | | those servers are setup simply to collect your |
| internet and most of them are running without | | | | data? If you are using a server run by deceptive |
| protection. However why run the danger of I. D. | | | | folks then they are immediately collecting |
| theft, and financial issues of having your bank | | | | everything you do, you are effectively handing |
| accounts attacked, or even having your manager | | | | everything to them on a plate! |
| knowing what you looked at during the lunch hour! | | | | I worked in IT in Russia for many years and |
| Now lets consider though the world outside of | | | | know for a fact many of those proxies are setup |
| your friends and family you will find even greater | | | | with the single desire of capturing useful |
| reasons to use anonymous browsing, as there | | | | information. Is that what you want when using an |
| are thousands of people monitoring what others | | | | anonymous proxy? I'd presume not, however |
| are doing. Attempting to find any information they | | | | that could very well be exactly what you are |
| can use, or defects in security systems. If it is | | | | doing when running an anonymous proxy you |
| the 'IT Geek' showing off his talents or organised | | | | found through Google. There actually is no such |
| gangs and bad guys attempting to find their next | | | | thing as a free lunch, sure many folks are running |
| victim it is happening all around us all the time. In | | | | their proxies with truth but how are you able to |
| numerous cases we don't even see it happening, | | | | know for sure which ones?there's a much better |
| there are thousands of compromised PCs around | | | | option ; you do not have to just guess that the |
| the planet whose owners have no idea. In most | | | | safe proxies to use are. A much better possibility |
| cases basic pathogen software it not engineered | | | | is to subscribe to one of the most respected and |
| to detect such hacks, your best protection is to | | | | unique proxy services available on the internet |
| employ anonymous browsing, to effectively not | | | | today. A service which not only allows you to |
| exist. At the worst level it'd be feasible to find | | | | change your IP but encrypts your, information |
| your physical location thru your IP address, while | | | | with the same encryption system utilised by the |
| not the simplest task in the world it has happened | | | | US army. Where server logs are deleted almost |
| during the past, and will happen again in the future. | | | | immediately, so there's no record kept of who |
| Imagine a situation where criminals know who you | | | | you are or what you were doing. Providing you |
| are, what you have and where you reside. | | | | with the most robust and complete anonymous |
| On an increased level governments around the | | | | browsing experiences available. No other unnamed |
| planet are slowly eroding peoples freedoms by | | | | proxy software offers anywhere close to the |
| causing Internet Service suppliers ( ISPs ) to | | | | level of security offered by what I use. Software |
| store and provide logs of all activities that take | | | | so powerful and unique you can carry it with you |
| place. Fresh event in Australia have brought the | | | | on a USB stick and run it wherever you are : |
| issue up again, with plans to run countrywide | | | | * Visiting a friends house? No problem just plug |
| proxy service to keep track and effectively | | | | the USB stick in and launch the program |
| prohibits people's online freedom. In Europe ISPs | | | | * At the office? No problem, if you can access a |
| are obliged to keep their information on you for 2 | | | | USB port you can launch the software and enjoy |
| years, that's's two years of your life on store | | | | anonymous browsing |
| ready to be accessed as and when needed. The | | | | * School blocking certain sites? No problem, |
| idea is naturally to keep an eye on terrorists and | | | | bypass the restrictions by creating a secure |
| extremists, however as usual it is the normal | | | | tunnel right through their security |
| person who is inconvenienced as without doubt | | | | The uses of anonymous browsing are almost |
| any 'bad people' are hiding their activities. | | | | endless. |