Private Proxy Blog » Deep Packet Inspection http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog Anonymous Proxy Information Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:11:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Types of Proxies http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog/anonymous-proxy/the-types-of-proxies/ http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog/anonymous-proxy/the-types-of-proxies/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:19:58 +0000 admin http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog/?p=593 With all the advantages the Internet has brought comes a new kind of crime. Internet crime is at an all time high. Thieves have learned that this is an easier way of robbing their victims than ever before. All they have to do is gain access to a person’s connection to the Internet and it is possible to take their identity or their money. This is being committed even as you are reading this article. Accessing someone’s bank account, credit cards and other personal information through the World Wide Web is the way a thief can get by with his crime with the least likelihood of getting caught. Gone are the days when going on the Internet was not threatened by the possibility of malware and spy ware. When a thief gains access to your Internet connection, all the information you are sending on that connection is out in the open for the taking. Bank account numbers, credit card numbers – all manner of personal information – is no longer safe. How do you take steps to keep this from happening? One of the best ways is to have an anonymous proxy server. This is one solution to keep thieves from gaining knowledge about your connection to the Internet and in turn keeping your information safe.

What is an anonymous proxy, you may be asking? First of all, there are two types of anonymous proxies. The one that most people use is the web-based. This is because it is simple to find. All that is required is a search on the Google site for “anonymous proxy” and a vast amount of results will be shown. Choose one of the results and go to the site. An empty URL box will be shown and you need only type the web address of the place you want to visit. The anonymous proxy will then take you to this address without showing your IP address. When you leave the website there will not be a record of your having been there. The anonymous proxy acts as a combination protection and retrieval tool. It gets the website for you and keeps anyone from accessing your IP address. Your IP address can tell a thief where you are located. How many people do you want to know your name?

The second type of anonymous proxy is a software proxy. This is somewhat like the web-based one however, software proxies work by downloading a program to your computer. Many of the software programs are set up so that when the traffic from your browser goes through the IP servers to be changed, they are put through encryption.  This encryption protects the data stream so that a hacker cannot read what you are sending over the Internet.  Without encryption your data stream is wide open for anyone using a packet sniffer.  Unprotected Internet communications is one way that people lose their identity or their money.

Setting this up is a very simple process. All you have to do is download the software for the anonymous proxy server. The software you are using will have an icon on your desktop. Open the program from here and put in your user name and your password. The next thing will be to choose the anonymous proxy from the ones available that you wish to connect to and hit enter. Your computer will be connected to the server you chose. The browser you use can be opened and your IP address is changed to one from the software program. Eliminating your IP address from showing on whatever site you choose to visit is a terrific move. The electronic trail that is left by your computer every time you go online no longer leads back to your computer. It goes to the server company that has the program you are using. This type of anonymous proxy has more servers to handle the traffic they are getting so it is faster than the ones you can choose free from the Internet. In addition, you are not inundated with the advertisements often put on free proxy servers.

The whole process makes for a safe and secure way of doing anything online. Instead of them being able to have full access to all your pertinent information, the IP address is routed through anonymous proxy servers. This eliminates the chance of a hacker gaining control of your information while you are online. Using a wireless router or a laptop on a hotspot allows everything you are doing to be seen by those who are just waiting for an unsuspecting surfer to come along. Did you know that your ISP even has a log of everything you do on the Internet? The law says they have to keep a record of the sites you visit. Do you think this is anyone’s business besides yours? The best way to make sure no one knows what you are doing while you are online is to make use of the anonymous proxy software that encrypts your communication and keeps them private.

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]]> http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog/anonymous-proxy/the-types-of-proxies/feed/ 0 Deep Packet Inspection and Internet Privacy http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog/internet-privacy/deep-packet-inspection-and-internet-privacy/ http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog/internet-privacy/deep-packet-inspection-and-internet-privacy/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:52:58 +0000 admin http://www.privateproxysoftware.com/Blog/?p=377 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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