Are Anonymous Proxy Lists the Key to Anonymous Web Browsing?
Well they sure sound like it don’t they – pick a server from the anonymous proxy list and direct all your surfing through it. It does give the impression of security but I’m afraid it doesn’t quite tell the whole picture and in fact if you’re unlucky using this method may effectively give away your identity online. The key to understanding the role of the anonymous proxy is really understanding what a proxy actually does. You’ve almost certainly used one at work or school if you have access to the internet. Very basically all your web requests are sent to this server and then directed out at the target site, the proxy server then forwards all the received information to your browser. The advantage is that your work or school can control what goes in and out of their network and has a list of every web page surfed. When you use one of the free anonymous proxies from these lists that is what you are doing, sending all your information via this one server to forward all requests.
