Do You Need to Surf Anonymously?

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @04:01AM from the don't-forget-to-wear-sneakers dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Computerworld has up an article entitled 'How to Surf Anonymously without a Trace'. It purports to offer tips on how to avoid detection by anyone attempting to monitor your internet access. 'If you don't like the limitations imposed on you by [proxy] sites like the Cloak or would simply prefer to configure anonymous surfing yourself, you can easily set up your browser to use an anonymous proxy server to sit between you and the sites you visit. To use an anonymous proxy server with your browser, first find an anonymous proxy server. Hundreds of free, public proxy servers are available, but many frequently go offline or are very slow. Many sites compile lists of these proxy servers, including Public Proxy Servers and the Atom InterSoft proxy server list.'"

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honestly... I was thinking about this by Rooked_One · 2007-03-13 04:28 · Score: 0, Redundant

and the only time the average user would need to surf anonymous is when he/she knows he is doing something wrong. I mean, i'm not trying to start anything here, but rather understand WHY you would need to do this. Obviously we have 'pr0n viewing' at work, and stalking ex's and whathave you...

So... what legitamate uses can it have? And if you say "I just want to do it so that I can be tracked by flashing ads, you better have epilepsy.