Surfing Anonymously: More Than Using a Proxy

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.

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