The easiest way to surf web anonymously is to use 'Tor Browser'. The other options are either to use a Proxy or a VPN Client. This is not sure how much anonymity a user can gets using either technique, but using these tricks proves beneficial some time.
Assume a situation where you want to open a site that is somehow opening very slow or not opening at all. In such a situation the best way to deal with the problem is to use a Proxy or a VPN Client.
At the simplest level - Proxy is itself a server which acts as a intermediary between your computer and the actual web server where your web pages are kept(hosted). Using a proxy means you are communicating with the web server via a intermediary server.
The main advantage of using proxies are, as the proxies have more processing and networking strength they can get a web page more faster than your browser. As a proxy server gets a web page on behalf of you therefore it decreases the chance of leaking your IP address at the web server.
The main difference between a Proxy and a VPN is, a Proxy works at application level and it is application specific. As for example if you only configure firefox browser to use Proxy, then only all communications via firefox will go through Proxy, other browsers will still connect directly. But a VPN works at network level. After you connect through a VPN, all traffic will go through that VPN. No matter what you are doing - downloading a movie or chatting using gtalk anything, all of your network activities will be secure and will occurred via VPN.
- There are two ways to use a proxy :
One is to install a software which will set a proxy for all the internet activities.
Or Just configure the browsers to use proxies.
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