Anonymous Surfing And Internet Security – How Does Anonymous Surfing Protect Me?
When it comes to anonymous surfing, there are three main categories of anonymous web proxy technologies: • Web-based anonymous proxy • Protocol dependent proxies • VPN tunneling The detailed description of all these technologies is illustrated below:- Web-Based Anonymous Proxy: This is an internet based service that allows you to browse the web through a proxy server with enhanced security features. Web-based anonymous proxies are used only for web-browsing. The working procedure for this anonymous technology is described as below: 1. Navigate to the proxy web page 2. Type in the URL you wish to visit in their address box 3. Then click on the ‘Go’ button Your URL request is then redirected through their proxy server using its IP address to retrieve the information. There are some limitations however, as the main drawback of this technology is that the proxy doesn’t allow you to view all sites, more specifically the secure sites (like SSL). It prevents you from viewing sites for banking
