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Web-based proxy

Updated: 05/21/2018 by Computer Hope
online proxy

Alternatively called an online proxy, a web-based proxy is an online service that connects your computer to a proxy server over the Internet, allowing you to browse websites safely. Web-based proxies help keep your computer and its associated IP address anonymous on the Internet.

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  • How to be anonymous on the Internet.

Internet terms, Proxy server, Web

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