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An IP Address is known as the Internet Protocol Address to allow a computer to communicate with another through the internet while the locations of various users can be tracked and differentiated on the basis of IP addresses. It is possible to get to know what address a blog or website got the comment from and how various IP's are blocked when it comes to tackling with spamming.
Ever wondered why a vote on a certain website cannot be given again? This is because your IP Address is tracked once you have clicked for that vote, it cannot be given again. It is a set of procedures to be observed or rules that define the user's internet activity and enables tasks on the web, it therefore, facilitates a two way communication by identifying connecting/initiating devices and other internet destinations. Moreover, IP Addresses are located through the log files on servers which are then able to track the trail of users' internet activity. Even though it is not completely possible to hide it, there are ways which makes hiding IP Addresses possible:
Anonymous Proxy Servers
They act as a connecting point between the home PC and the internet and use their own IP Address on behalf of the user while making requests for information on the internet. The computer is then able to have an indirect access to websites through that proxy server, whose IP Address isn't that of the user. Proxies that can be identified through TCP numbers and the URL require a browser configuration so that they are hidden.
Some of such proxies face slow connection and credibility issues and are easily accessible but can also vanish away from the internet ruling the use out as a temporary purpose.
Other Tools
There are freemiums and paid versions available for the use for anonymizing proxies through which they can be switched between regular time intervals depending on the support provided by the browser. For instance, Firefox's extension, Switch Proxy' eases out such an option.
Eventually, internet privacy is enhanced while at the same time cookies can be managed as well by establishing a firewall to help protect the user.
Web Based Proxy Server
is actually a website which lets the user type in the URL of the desired website and is helpful in accessing those websites that are banned in various places such as social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others banned in work places and educational institutes. The proxy server is not identified thereby not disclosing the IP Address.
Distorting Proxy
Itgets itself identified as a proxy server while creating a wrong IP Address through HTTP servers and hiding it completely.
Virtual Private Network being the Safest and accurate Option
VPNis the most accurate and reliable option for hiding an IP Address. All data transmitted and websites accessed are communicated through a secure VPN network traffic process called tunneling which uses the VPN's IP Address. Thus, the user cannot be tracked through data shared on the network and the best part is that operating system and browser configurations don't have to be changed either.
