How to Use a Proxy to Manipulate Cookies
A proxy gives you the ability to bypass Internet restrictions administered on a network, and it enables you to browse the Web with your IP address hidden behind its server. Proxies also help you manage cookies when surfing the World Wide Web. These cookies are installed in your computer's hard drive when you visit certain websites so they can track your online searching habits and associate them to personal accounts you might have, such as Gmail. By using a proxy to manage cookies, you will be able to decide which websites can leave cookies in your operating system.
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Instructions
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Maxi Hide
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Visit the Maxi Hide proxy to manipulate cookies when you visit websites (See Resources). Maxi Hide is a free proxy that helps you access restricted Web content on any network including popular websites such as MySpace, Bebo, Facebook and YouTube, which are sites that are commonly blocked at educational institutions and workplaces. This site also helps you manipulate cookies when you surf.
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Type the URL of the website you would like to visit in the text box displayed at the bottom of the Maxi Hide page, below where it says "Website URL goes here." Below the text box, you see various browsing options with boxes next to them. With Maxi Hide, choose whether you want to allow cookies to be stored when you visit a website or whether you want to store cookies for a single session.
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Check the cookie options you prefer and proceed by clicking the "Go" tab next to the text box. Thereafter, Maxi Hide redirects you to your preferred website with the cookie setting you selected.
Hide and Run
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Go to the Hide and Run proxy site and use its server to manage cookies when navigating the Web (See Resources). This free proxy site enables you to access blocked websites, plus it hides your identity behind its server so you can browse anonymously. With Hide and Run, you have the ability to manage cookies when visiting Web pages.
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Enter the Web destination of any page you want to visit in the text field displayed at the bottom of the Hide and Run page. Click the "More Options" link displayed beneath the text field and a variety of browsing options appears including the option that allows you to manage cookies. With Hide and Run, you allow cookies to be stored or you store cookies for a single session only.
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Click the boxes to check the cookie settings depending on your preferences. Click the "Start Surfing" button next to the text field. Hide and Run sends you to the websites you want with the settings you selected.
Proxy and Bypass
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Browse to the Proxy and Bypass website and choose which websites are allowed to install cookies in your computer when you visit them (See Resources). Proxy and Bypass is a free proxy service that helps you unblock any network filtering settings, plus it gives you the ability to manipulate cookies when you surf the Internet.
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Type the URL of any Web destination you want to visit in the text bar at the bottom of the Proxy and Bypass page, next to where it says "Enter the URL." Click the "Options" link beside the text bar and you see a list of browsing settings from which you can choose, including the option to allow cookies when you browse the Web.
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Check the "Allow Cookies" option depending on your specific preferences and then click the "Browse" tab. Proxy and Bypass fetches the site you want to access with the cookies settings you selected.
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Tips & Warnings
You can find other proxy sites that can help you manipulate cookies by visiting a website that display lists of proxy sites. Public Proxy Servers is one of the websites where you can find more proxies. (See Resources)
