Many Internet users care far too little about their private data on the Internet. With a very simple trick, the identity of the computer used can be disguised – and localization is no longer possible.
Every time we go online, our computer is assigned a so-called IP address by the Internet service provider. With this individual identifier, the location of the computer and, with skill, even the identity of the user can be found out.
But there is a very simple trick to hide your own IP address from third parties. One just has to browse the website in his browser www.hidester.com/proxy/ call. Then you enter the link for the desired website in the input window and click on “Surf anonymously”. When accessing the page via Hidester, the user’s IP address is not passed on to the page recipient.
How does Hidester work?
The Hidester website is a so-called proxy, i.e. a kind of intermediary that is switched between the user and the recipient. The user first sends his website request to the intermediary, who encrypts the data and IP address. Only then is the connection to the desired website established. It can no longer be traced back who is actually visiting the site, so identification is not possible.
In addition, you can choose whether the intermediary should sit on an EU or a US server, so pages and content censored in countries like China or Turkey can be accessed. Geo-blocking – known to many as “This website is not available in your country” – can also be bypassed by users.
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Hidester also protects against hackers
Hidester promises that the connection is encrypted and also protects the user from hackers, especially on public WiFi networks. Despite the 128-bit encryption, the connection is fast enough to stream videos. In the practical test, videos could be played on many, but not on all websites. YouTube, for example, worked perfectly. Overall, our short test showed that your own IP address is reliably hidden by Hidester.
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Be careful with private data on the internet
Despite the successful implementation of Hidester: It is better not to send very sensitive data such as passwords, bank account access and credit card data via the proxy. Although the company assures that it will not save such user data and will not pass it on to any other entity, there is never a guarantee of this.
Your ISP can see if you’re using Hidester, but that’s the end of it. All pages accessed through Hidester cannot be tracked. This means that no one but you knows what pages you’ve been to and what content you’ve opened.