Working on the Internet, the user sometimes wants to hide his real ip - a unique network identifier that allows him to determine from which computer the connection is made. There are several simple and fairly reliable ways to keep your anonymity online.
Instructions
Step 1
The desire to hide his real ip is understandable - in many cases the user wants to remain anonymous, even if he seems to have nothing to fear. The desire to remain anonymous becomes even stronger if online activity is not entirely legal and the user really does not want to meet people in uniform. In this case, the only way to avoid trouble is to hide your ip address.
Step 2
The easiest way to hide ip is to use anonymizers - online services that provide similar services. Technically, everything is very simple: enter the word "anonymizer" in the search bar of your favorite search engine, and a lot of links will appear in front of you. Select the appropriate one, open the page. Enter the address you are interested in in the anonymizer line, click the go button. You will be taken to the desired page. In the logs of visited sites, not your ip, but the ip-address of the anonymizer will remain.
Step 3
Another way to hide your ip is to use proxy servers. Such a server becomes an intermediary between your computer and the Internet; as a result, the proxy address remains in the log files of the visited resources. You can easily find lists of free proxy servers on the Internet, the only problem is that such proxies, at best, “live” for several hours (although there are happy exceptions). Alternatively, you can pay for the use of a proxy server, in this case you will receive a sufficiently high-quality and reliable service. The proxy address and port number are entered in the browser settings, usually in the "Network" tab.
Step 4
You can try to hide your ip-address using special programs. There are a lot of similar offers on the net, but most of them are very unreliable. However, there are some programs that can provide the user with anonymity sufficient for the vast majority of cases. One of them is Tor. The client part of the application installed on the computer "weighs" about 5 megabytes; working with the program does not cause any difficulties. There is a Russian interface.
Step 5
Another program in this class is JAP. The program is a little more complicated to install and use; when working, the user is offered a choice of two options - free and for money. The paid option provides the best connection speed.
The SocksChain program is a very good option for surfing the net anonymously. Allows you to choose the addresses of proxy servers of specific countries yourself, which is sometimes necessary. But this program has two drawbacks: first of all, it is not free. Secondly, it is from a domestic manufacturer, which means that it will be much easier for the “competent authorities” to get to you.
Step 6
It should be warned that there are no absolutely reliable options for hiding the ip-address. Most proxy servers keep connection logs, so even when using a chain of proxies, you will not be able to feel completely secure. There are well-founded suspicions that many popular services that provide anonymous surfing services are under the control of special services. No matter how confusing the chain from your computer to a specific Internet address is, it can almost always be traced if desired.
Step 7
If you need guaranteed anonymity, then go online from a laptop from some city park (that is, away from home) using a "left" USB-modem and the same SIM-card. Please note that even a single use of such a modem in your "legal" computer equipment is enough for you to be identified. The same applies to the use of a "legal" SIM-card in the "left" USB-modem. But even when using the "left" equipment, it is necessary to apply the precautions described above - in particular, use anonymizers or proxy servers. For particularly critical cases, use a virtual machine: install a virtual OS and the necessary programs on your computer, go to the Internet. After work, remove the virtual OS, while on the computer there will be no traces of your being on the network.
