“Elite proxy” gets many keyword hits every day on a multitude of internet search engines. What are these exactly and why are they such a hot topic?

An elite proxy is just a stronger, more secure version of a normal anonymous proxy. A standard anonymous proxy hides the user’s IP address from the site, but the site can still tell that it is not the proxy requesting the information, and that someone is behind the communication. While this is still more secure than completely unprotected surfing, there is still a possibility for your identity to become known and your anonymity compromised.

An elite proxy goes one step further than a standard anonymous proxy. They actually make it seem as though only they are trying to access the information. Therefore, you are completely anonymous. In a normal anonymous proxy, the site knows there is someone else requesting the information, but not their identity. With an elite proxy server, the site has no idea there is someone else pulling the strings backstage.

The internet is not the club it used to be. There are many more people using it, and some with bad intentions. It is more important than ever to be guarded online, and luckily, you don’t have to have a doctorate in Computer Sciences to do so.

One must always be wary of their ISP. The ISP has a meticulous log of all internet activity done while under them and every website has a log of every IP that visits them. By using an anonymous proxy, your ISP won’t have a log of sites you’ve visited because it won’t have been under them, and the website will log the proxy’s IP, and not yours when you visit.

There are entire websites on the internet dedicated to finding and identifying new anonymous proxy servers that go online. It’s hard to believe someone is so nice that they would incur huge bandwidth charges so that complete strangers can surf the web anonymously.

As you would have thought, it’s not true. These servers usually appear due to a faulty configuration of internet programs such as Squid, or even just a slip of memory; not patching their server.

The fact is these servers are opened by accident, or by more criminal means. Why would people risk their internet privacy on these sketchy, unreliable sources?

During an HTTP transfer of information that occurs when a user surfs the web, their IP address is shown to the website in order to transfer information. This also allows a website to track its traffic by user. If the website isn’t a trusted one, they could use your information for criminal means.

When one uses an anonymous proxy server, they can truly travel the Internet in total privacy. The proxy will be the IP seen entering the site, and not yours! This eliminates all possibility of being tracked, and the proxy can go even further. It can delete all logs of your activities off of its logs, and then truly it will be like the web session never even happened. The only thing to worry about is whether the website will recognize that the proxy is indeed a proxy, and it would block you from visiting. If you are using a professional proxy that requires some kind of fee though, rest assured this should not happen to you.

When traveling, one of the main questions people ask when booking a hotel is, “Is there Internet available?”  Usually the answer is yes.  That is because we are up to our chins in the technical era.  We can’t get by without our computers and have to have access wherever we go.  Unfortunately this convenience of Internet at hotels can become tarnished because of internet security and privacy issues.  A report issued by Government Computer News tackles this topic.

Having access to the internet helps you to be more productive when traveling, and keeps you in touch with those who are important to you. But one has to wonder how safe the internet connections you’re using really are. According to the experts, they aren’t very safe at all.
Information was gathered from 47 hotels and other properties by researchers, and the results were quite eye-opening.

A customer was experiencing difficulties posting advertisements on the internet. Every ad he posted was being ghosted. He went through the proper procedures required for using the anonymous proxy service, changed his ads and cleared his cookies, but he still had the problem.  He inquired if the servers were non-static and changing his IP address.  We checked to make sure the Private Proxy was working properly, then set about solving the mystery concerning his ghosted ads.

We recreated the conditions under which he posted, placing our own ads, which were not ghosted.  We examined each server for IP flagging, but all the addresses came back clean.

We discovered that the email address our customer used was the culprit. Other customers have reported similar problems, and their difficulties were the result of entirely different issues, such as their cookies.  There are many ways to track internet users.  We’ve compiled a list of suggestion on ways to protect your anonymous status online below.

With more and more people earning a living using the Internet, the competition is becoming more intense. Whether you have a web based business or a non web based business with a web site, you should consider using an anonymous proxy.

In our article titled Anonymous Proxy use for Business, we outline some of the reasons why you need to surf anonymously for your business. In summary, your competitors can find out who you are and block your view of their web sites. Competitive intelligence is one of the keys to being competitive whether you are a pure web based business or not. Being blocked from competitive web sites gives your competitors an advantage, one that you can not afford.

Last week I uploaded a video on anonymous surfing and why hiding your IP address is not enough. Basically, you need to follow these simple steps as outlined in the video to protect your Internet Privacy.