
However, if you boot up a free proxy into your browser, visit websites, and at some point enter any password and username combination, you’re open to risk. Yes, if you can get a free proxy to work in your favor it will hide your IP address for certain activities, and specifically from sites like Google. Most proxies are free, and free proxies are far from anonymous or safe. The first is that a lot of proxies aren’t actually anonymous. Within the seeming web of safety that proxies allow lie a couple not so well known ironies that, from my perspective, are pretty hilarious. The solution for that and everything beyond? Get and use a proxy. It can be as simple as not wanting hackers to find your IP address, and therefore tap into your computer. This is due to the lack of clarity that governs the inner workings of the web, and how easy it is to get your identity stolen. Proxies and VPNs ( a service like proxies but with a tweak) are on the rise. Whether you’re an average joe who is slightly wary of an overzealous National SecurityĪgency, entertainment-should-be-free capitalism eschewing individual that loves to torrent every last piece of media out there, or a full-on black hat technician who sets up TOR, proxies are there for you. It’s a bit like wearing the Guy Fawkes mask every time you boot up your computer. People get proxies to be anonymous online.


The wonderful world of proxies is centered around one key concept: anonymity.
