What Is Anonymous Web Surfing? You're reading the day's
headlines and you're noticing a lot of horror stories about
computer security. Everyone should know to install anti-virus
and anti-spy-ware on their computers, but some aren't aware that
they can use a feature within their browser to ensure that
people are checking out, say your bank statements. But what
exactly is anonymous web surfing? And why would you want to do
so? Anonymous web surfing is the act of surfing the web without
giving sites information about you, like your IP address, your
time zone, etc. Websites track this information, usually to give
a more personal experience to the user while they are on the
site. Browsers, like IE or Firefox, will also save the
information and history of your browsing session. This is where
anonymous web surfing comes in handy. This type of surfing
usually involves using a proxy server; sort of like a middle man
between your computer and the Internet. Corporations or
businesses will sometimes use proxy servers, es