| Web Proxies are getting very popular these days | | | | web proxy to bypass the firewalls. |
| among countries such as China, Iran, and US just to | | | | There were times China blocked access to Google |
| name a few. One of the main purposes of web | | | | search engine. Anyone who looks up Google will |
| proxies is to protect your identity by remaining | | | | automatically be redirected to Baidu which is their own |
| anonymous while surfing online. While web proxies are | | | | search engine. Such action limits the freedom of |
| created with good motives for good use, there are | | | | individuals not to mention businessmen who works in |
| also people abusing web proxies by visiting illegal | | | | China needing access to Google. That is one good |
| websites or making purchases online through fake or | | | | reason of using web proxies with good intent. |
| stolen credit cards. | | | | The other fair usage of a web proxy is to use it to |
| Such practices are condoned by the law in most | | | | surf online without exposing your identity. There are |
| countries which results in the ban of web proxies. | | | | websites that actually tracks to see which country a |
| There is a general consensus that using a web proxy | | | | visitor comes from. Such data is used for their own |
| for illegal means and evil motives is forbidden. | | | | marketing research. Consumers may not like being |
| However it is also true that there are many people | | | | tracked which leads to usage of a web proxy to surf |
| who use proxies with good intent to bypass firewalls. | | | | online with privacy something very appealing. Parents |
| For instance, Iran, Turkey and certain countries block | | | | who do not like the identity of their children to be |
| their country's access to blogging websites such as | | | | exposed would encourage them to use a web proxy |
| Wordpress, Blogspot, and Youtube. Are we to limit | | | | for online privacy surfing. This give parents an |
| people's freedom in doing what they want considering | | | | assurance that their children are safe while surfing |
| that it is absolutely ethical to blog about one's own | | | | online. |
| lifestyle. Due to this, many have resorted to using a | | | | |