Many parents, corporations and employer implement internet censorship protocol to keep students or employees from accessing a wide variety of websites. Luckily enough, these restrictions can be bypassed with a simple proxy server. Connecting to the internet through a proxy allows one to browse with complete anonymity, and therefore visit just about any website. When a person connects to a
. particular website through the world wide web, their computer establishes a connection with that website so it can send and receive data. When an individual makes this connection through a proxy server, their computer is connecting to the proxy server rather than the website. The proxy server then establishes a connection with the website to relay information between the two sources. In many cases, businesses and schools have IT departments or computer technicians who constantly monitor activity through the network. As such, they are able to block many of the proxy websites which exist on the internet. However, proxy websites are but a single type of proxy server. Individuals can use programs such as TOR or MyFreedom to gain unrestricted access to the internet, and these avenues are much harder to detect and block. It is also much harder to block a proxy server that utilizes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secre (HTTPS). These are the secure connections used when one enters credit card information online. It is a good check for security to look for https:// in the URL, rather than http:// when entering credit card information online. One of the best ways to connect to the internet through a proxy is to modify web browser settings on a computer to connect through a HTTP or SOCKS type proxy. Connection to the internet through a proxy server establishes anonymity by masking the user's IP address as well. This is due to the fact that the connection is not coming directly from the user's computer, but instead from the proxy server. For more information, please see: http://proxy.org/ http://www.atproxy.net/ http://proxy.org/ or http://www.atproxy.net/
