Proxy Websites
What Are Proxy Websites?
A Proxy Site allows you to browse websites that are blocked by a content filter.
How Do Proxy Sites Work?
Proxy sites let you bypass your own Internet Provider and browse through the proxy web site. You must type the website address you want to visit, in the form they provide, so you can start browsing. Once you keep browsing using that form, your real IP (Internet Protocol) address is not being logged.
Any computer or device that logs on to the Internet has a unique number assigned to it, an IP address, that enables accurate communication and identification.
Why is an IP address important?
An Example For Using IP addresses: Employers use the IP addresses of company computers to track employees' Internet habits while at work.
There is debate over a right to an individual's privacy, but the law will side with the employer on the issue - for obvious reasons.
Are Proxy Websites Safe?
Proxies are not always secure. Some are left open, either by shoddy/lazy management or downright malicious intent. Open HTTP proxies can expose the user to even more piracy attempts and all manners of fraud.
Web-based proxies are typically safer to use and can be nearly as efficient as HTTP proxies, though they do have drawbacks. Web-based proxies can be slow, can contain errors in the displayed information, and can crash during a browsing session.
In the end, stick with regular search engines and surfing.
Be safe on the net. Only share critical information with long running, trusted sites.
*** Always know what sites your kids visit. For us, this means leaving the computer in a high traffic area.
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