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About web proxies and anonymous web surfing
Many people surf the web under the illusion that their actions are private and anonymous. Unfortunately, this is not the way it is. Every time you visit a site, you leave a calling card that reveals where you are coming from, what kind of computer you use, and other details. And many intruders keep logs of all your visits, so that they can catch you! This service allows you to surf the web without revealing any personal information. It is fast, it is easy, and it is free!
Web proxy
A proxy that focuses on WWW traffic is a web proxy. The most common use a web proxy is to serve as web cache. Most proxy programs (e.g. Squid, provide a means to deny access to URLs in a blacklist, thus providing content This is usually used in a corporate though with the increasing use of Linux small businesses and homes, this function is longer confined to large corporations. Some web reformat web pages for a specific purpose audience (e.g., cell phones and PDAs).
Content Filtering Web Proxy
Further information: Content-control software
A content filtering web proxy server provides administrative over the content that may be relayed the proxy. It is commonly used in and non-commercial organizations (especially schools) to ensure Internet usage conforms to acceptable use policy.
Common methods used for content filtering include: URL DNS blacklists, URL regex filtering, MIME filtering, content keyword filtering. Some products have been to employ content analysis techniques to look traits commonly used by certain types of providers.
A content filtering proxy will often support user to control web access. It also usually logs, either to give detailed information about URLs accessed by specific users, or to bandwidth usage statistics. It may also communicate daemon based and/or ICAP based antivirus software provide security against virus and other malware scanning incoming content in real time before enters the network.
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