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• To step
• Method 1 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Mozilla firefox
• Method 2 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Method 3 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Google Chrome
• Method 4 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Safari on Windows
• Method 5 of 6: Set up a proxy in Safari on the Mac
• Method 6 of 6: Using online proxies
• Tips
• Warnings

One of the easiest ways to hide the traces you leave on the internet is with a proxy. Proxies act as a filter between you and the rest of the Web. For example, you can connect to the internet via a proxy in Japan, even if you live in the Netherlands yourself. Surfing the web anonymously is not as difficult or intimidating as it may seem. Once you have found a suitable proxy, you don't need to do more than click on a few buttons and enter a number to start using the internet via a proxy.

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Method 1 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Mozilla firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click on the Firefox option in the top left corner.
3. Click on the Options menu, and choose Options.
4. Open Connection Settings. Click the Advanced tab, then the Network tab, then Settings.
5. Choose the manual option for the proxy configuration. In the HTTP proxy field, enter the proxy server IP address. In the field of the port, enter the port number.
6. Click OK to exit.

Method 2 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click the Tools menu in the top right corner and select Internet Options.
3. Click the Connections tab.
4. Click the LAN Settings button in the lower part of the window.
5. Check "Use a proxy server for your LAN" and then enter the IP address of the proxy and the port number.
6. Click OK.

Method 3 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click on the gear in the top right corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Click on "Show advanced settings... "at the bottom of the screen.
5. Click the button "Change proxy settings...’.
6. Click LAN Settings at the bottom of the window.
7. Check "Use a proxy server for your LAN" and enter your proxy IP address and port number.
8. Click OK.
9. Click OK again in the Internet Options window.

Method 4 of 6: Setting up a proxy in Safari on Windows

1. Open Safari.
2. Open the Settings menu. You can find it by clicking on Safari -> Preferences, or by clicking on the gear in the top right corner of the browser, and then on Preferences.
3. Click on the Advanced tab.
4. Click the Change Settings button.
5. Click the LAN Settings button. You should be in the Connections tab.
6. Check "Use a proxy server for your LAN" and enter your proxy IP address and port number.
7. Click OK.
8. Click OK again in the Internet Options window.

Method 5 of 6: Set up a proxy in Safari on the Mac

1. Open Safari.
2. Open the Settings menu. You can find this by clicking on Safari -> Preferences, or by clicking the gear wheel in the top right corner of the browser, and then selecting Preferences.
3. Click on the Advanced tab.
4. Click the Change Settings button.
5. Check Automatic Proxy Configuration.
6. Enter the URL of the proxy configuration file in the text box on the right.
7. Disable Passive FTP Mode.
8. Click OK.

Method 6 of 6: Using online proxies

1. Search online for web-based proxies. While the range of online proxies is constantly changing, a quick Internet search should reveal some good options available.
2. Open the found proxy service in your browser. It is not necessary to use proxy settings in your browser.
3. Enter the URL of the website you want to visit anonymously. The web based proxy should have a clear interface for doing this. When entering and confirming the desired URL, the proxy should allow you to visit the site anonymously.

Tips

• By using a proxy you choose to trust the owner of the proxy: he or she can keep track of and view everything that comes along.
• An IP address is essentially your address on the Internet. If they know where you live, they can target you, but the chances of this happening are very slim.Any website can see your IP address.
• A proxy is usually especially useful for visiting a website from another country, to encrypt data that you do not want the network administrator to see (for example, when using it at school or at work). In this case you need a proxy with the ability to encrypt your data. However, by doing this you may be breaking some of the laws or regulations of your school / work.

Warnings

• Proxies are checked by random, unknown people: if you are using a proxy, keep in mind that the owner of the proxy can keep track of everything you do: hijack website sessions, intercept credit card numbers, etc.
• The US Computer Fraud & Abuse Act and the EU Cybercrime Convention (2001) both state that they consider it a crime to use a proxy.
• Open proxies are very useful for crackers: they can accept cookies and credentials without encryption (which use HTTP and not HTTPS.) that go through the proxy.