Why you might want to hide your IP address, if you want to stay anonymous on the Internet, so that the sites you visit cannot track you. Law enforcement officers or detectives who do not want IP addresses are divided into the log of the websites they visit in their work and are examples of people who need to cover their tracks as they collect sensitive information. Using a proxy server has a number of options with the most common options. When you connect with a proxy server and there is a resource on another server, the proxy connects with the other server or brings what you want from the cache. Some proxy servers do not pass your IP address, but they have some requests. There are no fees and some for some services.
A transparent proxy passes through your IP address, so it won't do a very good job to hide your identity. An anonymous proxy does not pass your IP address, but defines itself as a proxy server when connecting to the other server, and a distorted proxy provides an incorrect IP address. The high anonymity proxy does not pass your IP address and does not define itself as a proxy server.
If you install proxy server software on your computer, you pay a one-time fee or you pay a monthly subscription fee, but you will find that this works faster than the proxy servers configured with the above browser. Finally, VPN (virtual networks) protects your data and identity over the Internet. They are only used by people who live in a specific country and want to access only websites in your country or if you want to access Websites if you are in a country. China has a high level of censorship, such as Iran or North Korea.
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