Privacy has taken on a whole new meaning. When shopping, banking, updating medical history, applying for loans and requesting financial aid, to name a few, are all done online from the comfort of a desk chair, information that no one wants floating around is doing just that, floating. Each time a person 'surfs the web' their computer is communicating with each website, offering it the computer's IP (internet provider) address, among other things.
It can be fairly easy for a web master to trace that information to gather a person's physical address, phone number and more. The information is also stored on that person's computer, making it very simple for anyone with access to that computer to see exactly what sites have been browsed, and what was done on them. Public computers, and home ones as well, frequently have software that limits or blocks access to certain websites. Higher education campuses that offer free web service typically block sites such as Facebook, MySpace and more. There is a simple solution to all of the above problems. That solution is called a proxy site.
A proxy site allows the user to browse websites using a specific format. Using these sites bypasses the blocks that have been set on the computer and allows the user to 'hide' their own IP address behind the proxy, leaving the user anonymous. Once a proxy site is chosen, and there are many to choose from, the user simply types in a search, or the web address, using the specific format used by that proxy. This allows a user to access sites that are typically blocked by 'nanny' type software. When using proxy sites, the activity can't be tracked on the computer.
This means that if you are on a network server, the administrators of the network cannot see what sites you have been on. It also means that those people with access to the computer itself, such as family members or roommates, cannot browse the history of the previous user. All they will see is the URL of the proxy sites, everything else will be through an intermediary server.
To protect valuable personal information from the prying eyes of the world, proxy sites are the way to go. Experts recommend using a different site each time you browse the web. Then browse away, without worry.
In order to make your Internet browsing even more secure, many experts would recommend using a different proxy site for each session. DrProxies.com offers you a fresh list of all the best and latest proxies that'll keep you surfing in private for a long time.