How to Hide Your IP Address and Surf the Internet Anonymously
A computer's IP address tells a lot of information. Because of this many people prefer to hide their IP address and surf the Internet anonymously. There are several reasons to want privacy, such as protecting children, online banking, safety concerns, domestic violence issues and just the good old desire to remain anonymous.
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Instructions
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Use one of the several anonymous surfing programs available on the Internet. There are several that are free or have trial offers. One is Proxify at proxify.com, which allows you to surf the web anonymously directly from its website without having to download any software. Another, Privacy View at privacyview.com provides anonymous Internet surfing with a paid subscription. These programs hide your IP address by making it anonymous and routing it through proxies that change every 30 minutes, which means that every half hour your IP address changes.
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Use a software program downloaded directly onto your PC. There are software programs that will hide your IP address and enable you to anonymously surf the Internet without having to use an online service. Some of these are Hide The IP 2010, Easy Hide IP, Real Hide IP and Advanced IP Scanner. These products vary in price, some are free and some offer a free download trial offer. Keep trying the anonymous web surfing programs until you find the one that best meets your needs.
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Use a trusted anonymous surfing program whether you surf through it directly online or download software to your computer. Check into the credibility of any program or online service you choose with a reputable source before you purchase it.
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Tips & Warnings
There are many reasons to want to hide yourself online, such as being able to be completely open and honest with asking medical questions in an online forum or relationship questions if there are safety concerns.
These programs are meant to be used for legal purposes and not to commit crimes online or used to spam people.
These programs are not full-proof. Anyone with enough skill can find you through your IP address or use it to exploit your information.
Beware of "Hide your IP address" Internet scams
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Jay Booshay
Mar 11, 2009
great information, im gonna use it -
longhairqueen
Jan 06, 2009
Thank you-I need to try this.
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chava812
Dec 28, 2008
Well-written info about a valuable "tool" we should all know how to use (or how it can be used by others). Thanks for writing it!
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deepthinkin
Dec 11, 2008
This is good information - I had heard that you can hide your IP address but never knew how it was accomplished. Thanks!
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Sounique
Dec 07, 2008
Your articles are so useful. Thanks!
