Risks Of Using Unreliable Proxy Sites & The Need For A Proxy List September 15, 2009 at 4:52 am
When you browse online, you leave a trail after another for every website that you open. This makes you vulnerable to online hackers that could do you harm. On the other hand, there are times that you can’t access a website for some reasons. It is possible to work around these two irksome circumstances by using anonymous servers or proxy servers.
Anonymous servers are web sites that you can use to access or browse a website unidentified and without leaving a trail. There are a lot of sites that offer a directory of proxy list that you can use for a safe and anonymous surfing. However, it is not always safe to use such sites.
First, not all anonymous servers are reliable to use. Data are not encrypted in such servers and when this is so, the unencrypted data are left unprotected. Your password and username, credit card numbers, email accounts and such could be noted down and maybe sold to unscrupulous persons. Or, your account could be hacked if the data sent is in a format that could easily be read.
A malicious anonymous server also has the capacity to modify the content of a message the user is sending and or receiving. It is also worth knowing that most anonymous servers cannot sort out all the malicious codes that could reveal the identity of the person who wish to surf the web anonymous.
In the end, you might end up being in hot water when surfing from an unreliable proxy server.
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