| Anonymizers are online services that eliminate the | | | | proxy anonymizers, you will have to expect a certain |
| trail of information that you leave behind, whilst | | | | slowdown in your connection speeds. When using an |
| surfing, so that your online activities cannot be traced | | | | http proxy anonymizer-- http is a standard, |
| back to you. Web Anonymizers are special web sites | | | | unsecured connection -- your IP will not be visible. |
| that let you access other web sites while making it | | | | VPN connections: |
| impossible for them to have any information about | | | | A VPN anonymizer is a technology that establishes a |
| you. | | | | private or secure network connection within a public |
| Anonymizers are a useful tool to ensure that | | | | network, such as the Internet. |
| identifying information is not transferred during online | | | | VPN or what are commonly known as VPN (Virtual |
| interactions in which no personal information need be | | | | Private Network) tunnels, are frequently used by |
| revealed. Anonymizers are web-based services or | | | | corporations and government bodies, to allow remote |
| downloadable programs that keep your Internet | | | | workers to make secure internet connections to the |
| browsing anonymous. Anonymizers are Internet tools | | | | office network. VPN is currently the most advanced |
| developed by the private sector to strip out personal | | | | form of anonymity and data security for use on the |
| information in order to protect user privacy. | | | | Internet. VPN users often have dynamic IP addresses |
| Proxy Anonymizers | | | | and can have a different IP address with every |
| In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a | | | | connection that they make. The main difference |
| computer system or an application program) which | | | | between an SSL or SSH encrypted tunnel proxy and |
| services the requests of its clients by forwarding | | | | VPN (Virtual Private Network) tunnelling, is that VPN |
| requests to other servers. | | | | doesn't use a proxy and anonymizes and encrypts all |
| Using a proxy anonymizer is the most common | | | | activities. Both SSL and SSH encryption can be used |
| method of anonymous surfing. | | | | with VPN as well as proxy servers. |
| A number of free proxy anonymizers use proxy | | | | Conclusion: |
| servers from free, open, proxy lists. Many of these | | | | Most web-proxy services or anonymizers are not |
| lists do indicate whether a proxy is anonymous or | | | | free, but many do offer partial service for free or a |
| not, but sometimes they are not accurate or | | | | free trial period, which might work for you depending |
| up-to-date. You will need to be aware that | | | | on what type of firewall your school or office uses. |
| everything you do via these free proxies can be | | | | One of the most common uses for anonymizers is to |
| logged and used by the proxy administrators for their | | | | unblock myspace, or unblock sites which are deemed |
| own interests and uses. Another problem is that | | | | unsuitable for viewer ship by local ISP (Internet |
| malicious hackers (crackers) and spammers set up | | | | Service Providers). |
| proxies in the free proxy lists and can use this source | | | | After carrying out several tests on free proxy |
| to integrate your computer or collect your personnel | | | | anonymizers versus paid VPN providers, I would |
| information to later send unsolicited emails to you. | | | | recommend staying clear of the free proxy providers |
| To anonymize ALL your connections, you will need to | | | | due to the dangers of using them and the generally |
| use an https proxy anonymizer -- commercial or free | | | | poor data transfer speed and opt to pay for a |
| proxy anonymizers that use SSH or SSL encryption | | | | strong VPN provider that will ensure quick and reliable |
| between the proxy server, website and your | | | | performance. |
| computer. Inevitably, by using commercial or free | | | | |