Set Up Your Own Proxy Website

Browsing anonymously is very simple. You go to one of the free proxy websites, enter target address and you get the desired page without exposing your data to that page. While this is free and you hide your IP address, you still present your data to one server or website. You never know what is this server doing with your data. The best solution would be to have your own proxy. This way you would have total control over what data is stored and how this data is used.

To set up a proxy website is pretty simple. There are many free scripts available on web. Simply search for “proxy script” and you will get a lot of choices. One popular script is Glype. This is a free web-based PHP script. This script downloads web pages and forwards them to your browser. The script is in fact a complete website with only one function: to act as a proxy between your computer and the destination web server where your wanted page is hosted. Most such scripts have plenty of parameters to configure, but default values work well in most situations.
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How Do I Hide My IP Address? – Surf the Net Anonymously

Are you looking to surf the internet without anyone knowing your location or details? Do you want to regain access to a banned website or forum? Well you’ve come to the right place as in this article I will answer the frequently asked question, How do I hide my IP Address, the answer to which will allow you to Surf The Net Anonymously and access restricted websites. So continue reading below to learn how to hide your IP address.

Just too quickly let you know your IP address is how people identify you over the internet, so if you’ve been banned from a forum or cannot access a restricted websites then they are identifying you through your IP Address. So if you can somehow manage to change your IP address or have it hidden then you can surf the web anonymously without anyone knowing who you are.
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Browse MySpace Using Proxies – For MySpace Websites at School

Getting connected with friends and making new friends on MySpace must be one of your favorite pastime and you must be really disappointed when you are not able to do the same at your school or college campus as most of such websites are blocked by the colleges authorities. Well you can still view these blocked pages at your school.

You may unblock these blocked websites using a proxy site. Before you learn to use the proxy sites to unblock my space website you must know what a proxy site means. Proxy sites are great help in staying connected with your friends. You cannot just open up the blocked pages but cab browse and surf them for as long as you want.
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Elite Proxy Vs Shared Proxy

Are you looking for a proxy server to remain anonymous online? The two most popular flavour of proxies are shared and elite. While both kinds of proxies function in the same way, there can be vast differences between the two when it comes to performance and cost.

A share proxy is exactly that, shared. More often than not, any IPs you have access to will be used or shared amongst multiple customers. It is typical that you have no way of knowing just how many users are sharing IPs, and this can have a direct impact on speed and performance. All proxy servers have a limited amount of speed. By using a shared service, you are sharing this speed with other users. More often than not you will find that shared proxies are slow to respond and sluggish when trying to access websites.
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Why Use an Anonymous Proxy Server?

An anonymous proxy is a computer program designed to hide your identity when browsing the Internet. The program runs from a third party server and handles data exchange between you and the servers you want to access, such as websites, web mail, and chat rooms. With an anonymous proxy, you never deal directly with the places you visit; you send and receive data via the proxy. It is “anonymous” because it hides information about you such as your IP address and geographic location. In addition to this, an anonymous proxy can protect you from spyware and tracking devices such cookies, pop-ups and malicious scripts.

Why use an anonymous proxy server? There are a number of benefits to using one, namely:
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