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Any web site can track your movements through its pages and monitor your reading interests using your IP address. A web site can easily exploit security holes in your system using only your IP address and your operating system type.
Governments and organizations may set up websites with controversial topics for attracking unware people. This information is potentially dangerous for individuals.
Therefore, how to protect your privacy on Internet is necessary and urgent.
The implest way to surf the Internet with privacy and anonymity is to use anonymous proxy servers. They serve as agents between you and your desired web sites, like buffers and shields. However, it is not easy to determine if a proxy server is really anomymous or not for common users.
Surf anonymously
It is also called Anonymity. The IP address is the ID for your computer connecting to Internet. If a hacker knows your IP, he/she can attack you directly, scan your computer to find vulnerable open ports, and get some information about you from whois services. As a result, online anonymity largely relies on hiding your real IP address. There are several ways to hide your IP.
Web-based proxy server or Native proxy software
Many commercial products are available nowadays to ensure your anonymity on Internet.
- a4proxy (http://www.inetprivacy.com/a4proxy/)
Send anonymous emails
See details at Anonymous remailer
See also
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