Tag Archives: pros and cons

Pros and Cons of NotMyIP

First of all, I have to say that I love free products. Privacy-Gateway.com has released last week a free hide IP solution, called NotMyIp. I have tested it since then and here is the list of pros and cons I have came up with: Pros: It is FREE! It hides your IP address Very simple [...]
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Pros and Cons of using VPNs for Hiding Your IP address

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are frequently used by companies for remote workers making a connection to the office network. But there are companies that rent out VPNs to anyone. These rented VPNs provide a secure, encrypted pathway/tunnel between you and the company renting the VPN, thus hiding your IP address. This is due to the VPN server that [...]
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Pros and Cons of using Tor

Tor is one of the most popular hide IP tools as it is free and it allows users browse in (almost) total privacy. Tor improves your security and your privacy through a network of virtual tunnels. With Tor, you have anonymous outgoing connections along with hidden services to protect not only your privacy but to give you [...]
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UltraSurf Firefox Plugin

UltraSurf is an excellent hide ip software that you can use to browse anonymously. It is one of the most apprecitated privacy tools available on the market, as you can see on our poll. One of the few problems of UltraSurf is that when used it does not automatically change the proxy settings for Firefox. This means [...]
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Pros & Cons of Browsing Anonymously using Web Proxies

A proxy site is a website that allows you connect to the internet without logging your IP address.  It acts as intermediate between you and the site you want to visit. The sites you are connecting to will not see any requests or log entries from your IP address, but from the proxy server instead. Thus, [...]
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Pros and Cons of Ultrasurf 9.2

After testing the new Ultrasurf release (version 9.2) and reading the comments on my previous post UltraSurf – Ultra Easy To Hide Your IP I’ve decided to update the list of pros and cons for this great hide ip solution. Pros: It is FREE!  It hides your IP address  Simple and easy to use interface, suitable for beginners. No user guide needed. It provides fast proxies It can be used [...]
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Pros and Cons of Anonymizer Surfing

I have finally downloaded Anonymizer Surfing to see how this well known software is able to change my IP address. The installation process went smoothly and Anonymizer home screen was shown. Positive first impression: nice, clean, friendly user interface. The first step to start hiding your IP address is to request a trial. You have to choose a username, password, [...]
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