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.

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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.

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In this day and age, it seems everything is about information.  Every time you enter a keystroke online, someone is paying attention, your activities saved, logged and relegated to databases.  Usually, the info gathered is harmless, meant to make your surfing quicker and more enjoyable.  But it pays to know when you’re at risk and how to protect your Internet Privacy when necessary.

Anytime you connect to the Internet, no matter by what method, you have an electronic signature.  This is your Internet Protocol Address, also known as an IP address.  This is how the web knows who you are, where you are and the location of your computer information.  An IP address appears as a simple string of numbers, but this string of numbers can allow any website to save information about you and recognize you on your return. You can hide your address on the internet by using certain websites to substitute another IP number for your own.  There are also way to protect your computer at home from unwanted visitors.

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When you send emails or go browsing on the web, there is more going on than just visiting sites or sending out messages.  First, your Internet communications are full of information such as headers.  Deep packet inspection is a process that captures and reads through your internet activities and collects details about the formatting, as well as reads the actual emails or web site you visit.  In other words, deep packet inspection software can gather the information used by your computer without your knowledge or permission.

Your communications can contain financial information, log-ins, personal details and other information that makes it possible for your identity to be compromised by criminals and your accounts to be assessed.  This is a major problem.

According to several periodicals, such as CIO magazine, the use of DPI or Deep Packet Inspection is being reviewed by Congress, and possibly will be rendered illegal.  Although no one is champing at the bit to claim they are using this technology, your employer, your ISP and criminals all have the necessary tools to use this method to inspect your Internet activity.

Although they mean well, Congress is notoriously slow on passing legislation, and you don’t have time to wait for their findings.  Waiting could have devastating results.  But there is an immediate solution available, and that is to use an anonymous proxy for all your internet activity.  It will encrypt your communications and that can defeat or delay any deep packet inspection activity.

This is one of those situations where depending on others to protect you is not the best approach.  Digital thieves are everywhere.  Protect yourself and use an anonymous internet proxy.  Privacy is not a given on the internet.  It’s usually what’s taken.

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Anonymous browsing is just that. Using an anonymous proxy service, a person browses the internet with their IP address and information hidden from the sites being visited.  There are a number of websites, called “Web Proxy Servers”, that are often used for this purpose. Most of the online servers are unreliable for a number of reasons which will be explained later in this article.

When you access an online proxy site, you type in the web address of the page you wish to visit. The site will then take you to the page while hiding the location of your computer. The online proxy server is supposed to act as a representative for the user. The problem is, often it isn’t a very good representative and has a low level of protection.

The Risks of Using Online Anonymous Browsing Severs

Any data sent over a free anonymous proxy server runs the risk of not being encrypted.  This means important and private information can be seen on the anonymous browser’s server.  Passwords, logins and credit card information can be collected and recorded when a person is surfing in this manner.

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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.

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