klingon 10 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Just interested whether people here generally browse the internet using some anonymising software (to mask IP address etc) or not? You can even vote if you totally don't know what I'm talking about (though that would probably be default be a "no") Lets poll! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 Forgot to say. I use it just sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Why bother, unless you are doing something you are ashamed of?? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I don't but just looked at a few things. One said that it protects you against Phishing, Pharming, Spoofing, or anyone looking to "piggyback" on your Internet connection Doesn't sound like a bad thing though whether necessary or not is beyond me. Anyone use it? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: JA Why bother, unless you are doing something you are ashamed of?? because you want to access content in other countries that is "region specific" I did so during the Olympics and am not ashamed of it. It's like wanting to watch a region one DVD... During the last US election Dubya's website was blocked only to US connections, I had a gander through a US proxy to see: there was nothing to see (naturally). If your school, uni, work blocks sites like hotmail or facebook and you want to see them. Not a lot of shame in checking one messages you know. There are many uses for anon surfing, it's not for kiddly fiddlers who want to surreptitiously download some kiddie porn etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Sounds very reasonable. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 What do you download? I'd like to watch Match of the Day and the Scottish footy highlights that you get on the BBC, but they are open only to UK PC's Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I use annoymizer, but only sometimes as it does tend to slow down the browser, I normally use it when browsing or using chat software, otherwise I don't bother as my internet connection anyway runs through a stealth system, which makes my computer invisible on the net anyway but annoymiser is very good, as it disguises your real IP! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Just anonymiser will not get you BBC iplayer unfortunately. One way is to sign up to hidemyip (search for that), I think it is about $30. Then with their premium service I think it's about $6 a month. With that, you can specify a UK IP address and I believe that you can view iplayer. I might be interested myself but want confirmation before paying! There may be technical ways that cost nothing, I don't know. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 BBC iplayer is pretty good folks. We get it for free ("oh no we don't" say licence payers) and it is really popular. Use it a bit myself, though alas it is blocked from work Link to post Share on other sites
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