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Benefits of using Proxy Servers

Published by Robert Thomson | June 27th 2009 | Views:

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When people talk about proxy servers they usually mean a server which forwards web requests from a client PC to a webserver. The client PC connects to a proxy server and requests a resource from a remote web server.

In addition to higher anonymity by hiding your IP address the use of a proxy servers for surfing the internet provides much more important security features such as the removal of pictures or the encryption of the internet addresses you are visiting. Browser cookies can be blocked, so analysis of surfing behaviour is not possible. Another important feature is the removal of javascript code, which is often used to load remote third-party snippets into the website you are visiting.

Web proxies often get blocked by different filter techniques very fast. If you choose a new proxy you can be sure that the proxy server you are using is almost unknown to the public and therefore most likely not blocked by censorship filters.

A web proxy should not tend to be careless, because anonymity does not mean that your surf sessions will be encrypted. Therefore you should never enter sensitive user data like e-mail addresses or passwords into forms, if a proxy is used while surfing the internet.
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