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Take back your privacy surfing the Internet. Part III: Changing Your IP Address - Why You Should Avoid Using Free Proxy Sites.
Previous deliveries [1 and 2] briefly explain, "Why You Need to Surf Anonymously," and provide tips and tricks to do so efficiently
This issue by guest author OJ Samson, warns against using free IP / Proxy changing clients.
IP addresses basically broadcast your location. IP address stands for Internet protocol address. Every computer connected to the internet via an internet service provider has one.
Due to the fact that IP addresses broadcast your location, it could be a gateway to determining your identity for people who know their way around the internet. To avoid this, it has become increasingly popular to use IP address changing tools to hide identity online these days.
The Free Proxy Option
The most popular meanings of changing IP address is now through free proxy sites. These sites simply allow you to access the internet through their own IP hence protecting your own IP and identity. But it has been recently discovered that these sites are not as secure as they seem.
Are Free Proxy Sites Safe?
Some of these free sites are haven for hackers to perpetuate their fraudulent activities on unsuspecting victims. Some are owned by hackers themselves pretending to provide free access to any site online, most are just too porous and lack adequate security features to keep the hackers out. Well you can not really blame the site owners; it is free so they can not afford to spend more money on security.
The Best Option
The truth is protecting your identity online is a must, you can not afford not to. So to hide your IP address it is best to use paid tested and trusted software that will save you a lot of headaches and money in the long run.
You can ask around for recommendations from people already using paid software or use the internet to conduct a thorough search on good paid software.
When it comes to easy internet access and your personal protection, Paid software is the best option any day.
Recommendation
I recently learned the hard way that most free proxy sites have little or no security feature as I lost some money to an Eastern European hacker who gained access to my online digital currency account through a free proxy site and wIPed the account clean.
This Recommended IP changing software I found has made it easy and safe for me to access the internet without any limitation of fear of being hacked whatsoever. Click here for more
For more useful tips and tools on how to surf the net anonymously and protect your identity online visit guest author's site at http://www.changingyourip.com
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