Private Proxy Servers to Surf Anonymously
Terrorism has always been a big concern of the United States, and the main job of the most powerful person in the world, our president, has been to try and counter it. While many people are not worried about terrorism or the threats it brings to the American people, the government has always been concerned with this matter and done the up most to try and prevent it. There are many safeguards and agreements in place; even though many countries and nations hate the United States out of religious and cultural differences or perhaps just a strong feeling of envy, we have successfully been able to negotiate many cease fires between enemy nations. No matter how strong our diplomatic skills are though, there will always be some countries that are inconsolable and will try and attack us no matter what.
We were able to fend them off for some time, and did so quite well. It wasn’t until the 911 attacks that we faltered. These terrorist attacks jaded our nation and knocked down our confidence. It was similar to the Titanic; the impossible and the impenetrable was broken down. America seemed like a huge fortress, but some ramshackle terrorists were able to infiltrate it and deal us some swift damage. This woke the government up, and made them protect America even more diligently, and think of many new ways to do so.
Some of these ways have been met with some controversy from the very people that is sought to protect. Perhaps the most noticeable and complained about is the ridiculously tightened up security in the airports, where the 911 attacks originated. Instead of just having to go through a casual bag check, you now have to go through a long line waiting for the x-ray machine to be scanned. On top of that, people must remove shoes, purses, and sometimes even belts in order to be patted down.
Another aspect of security is not so blatant. The fact that the government can view or intercept anything that we do or say via the Patriot Act concerns many privacy advocates. While it is indeed the government doing so and not some malicious hacker with the intent to steal an identity browsing through your documents, and it is safety’s sake, it still is a bit worrying to know we are being watched in a Big Brother-esque manner.
While there is not much to do from having the government perform surveillance on you, you can stop your snooping neighbors, or an identity thief. Using a private proxy server will allow you to surf the Internet anonymously, and with strong encryption software, there will be no way anyone could intercept your transmissions!
Marsa Says:
Terrorism is a scary thing and so is the threat of your neighbors hacking into your computer to steal your person information. I, unfortunately, have been the victim on identity theft. It was a long tedious process of putting my life back together, however, unlike most people I found out who stole my identity. While chatting with my neighbors around the block one of their sons came out to join the conversation. While talking to me about how he has a new job and is banking with a particular bank, he mentioned my account there. I was completely surprised to hear him say that because that account is my secret stash of money from my father that not even my husband knows about. I quickly realized that he must have stolen my identity and I think he realized his mistake at that moment too. So I will never leave my computer unprotected again. Who knows how many bored neighborhood kids you have. This could be easily be avoided with a well encrypted private proxy server, as this kid easily broke into my Internet connection.