1 May 2022 10:01 am
A remote server that makes it so your internet activity cannot be traced. Your activity goes from your computer, through a remote server in another state or country and then to, for example, this forum. So I don't get spammed and nobody can see what I do online because my trail stops at the remote server. If someone looks up my IP address it makes it look like I am in Texas, Oregon or even the Ukrane if I choose (at this moment in Houston Texas). News correspondents use it when they are in Islamic countries to get around snoops and censorship and such.sootedupCyndi » 01 May 2022, 9:46 am » wrote: ↑ At the risk of sounding dumb. What ia a proxy server?
If a person is concerned about being tracked, unfortunately some services keep records for up to 60 days in order to root out mass email spammers that abuse their service. The service I use has proprietary tech that makes it so they don't need to keep any records. So if the Feds hit them up for info, they simply don't have any to hand over.
Service I use is very smooth and costs me 39 bucks a year. I use:
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/