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      <title>A few simple ways to protect your digital privacy</title>
      <dc:creator>AlexWilsonJr.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forem.com/alexwilsonjr/a-few-simple-ways-to-protect-your-digital-privacy-5e3e</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Many people are concerned about how much personal information is stored on the internet and could be stolen or misused in today's reality. You're not the only one who feels this way. The issue of online privacy is crucial.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can improve your online security against unwanted access to your data and privacy by taking several simple actions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Browse in private mode or use a browser, which doesn't store and send your data.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Browsing in private mode can let you avoid your browser's history from tracing. However, these private modes aren't entirely private. Your ISP can observe your surfing behavior even if you're using an incognito or private mode.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;e.g.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.brave.com/"&gt;https://www.brave.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.beakerbrowser.com/"&gt;https://www.beakerbrowser.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Be cautious about where you click.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Phishing attempts are one of the ways how hackers can compromise your online privacy. They frequently accomplish this by sending fake emails that look like from banks, credit card companies, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Hover your cursor over suspicious links to see the destination URL before clicking. Don't click if it doesn't match the website you use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Change your search engine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're like most web users, you use Google as your primary search engine.&lt;br&gt;
You don't have to, though.&lt;br&gt;
People prefer anonymous search engines for a variety of reasons. Your search history or clicks are not collected or shared by these sorts of search engines.&lt;br&gt;
Ad trackers on the websites you visit can also be blocked by anonymous search engines. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;e.g.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.duckduckgo.com/"&gt;https://www.duckduckgo.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.startpage.com/"&gt;https://www.startpage.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Use dedicated proxy servers. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A dedicated proxy server acts as a private and secure connection point between users and the internet. It's a server that acts as an "intermediary" between end-users and the web pages they browse on the internet. An IP address is used when a computer connects to the internet.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can compare it to your home's street address. It directs data to the appropriate destination while also providing a return address for other devices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A dedicated proxy server is a machine connected to the internet that has its unique IP address and serves as a disguise for your computer.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of companies that provide such services, here is my personal top of the most reliable ones:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dslrentals.com/"&gt;https://www.dslrentals.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proxy-hub.com/"&gt;https://www.proxy-hub.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Stay safe=)&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>security</category>
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      <title>4G Mobile Proxies user's experience</title>
      <dc:creator>AlexWilsonJr.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forem.com/alexwilsonjr/4g-mobile-proxies-user-s-experience-h89</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hey.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm not really into reviews and all that sort of things so don't be judging=)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Everyone who works in the digital field is looking for ways to improve their work processes and minimize risks. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A private mobile proxy is a great tool for working with social media and instant messengers. People use smartphones for Facebook, Instagram, etc. Social media are aware of this and therefore are loyal to the IP addresses of mobile providers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The telecom providers have very few bunches of these IPs: a lot of people use thousands of addresses. The algorithms of social media are unable to block or flag such IPs because it will take effect on the huge number of customers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a SEO specialist, I use 4G Mobile IPs for work regularly. I've tried different providers like Proxy Guys, DSL Rentals, Storm Proxies, Proxy Army, etc. Well, some of them are stable, some not. Many providers are overpriced considering the service you get but I think DSL Rentals looks like kinda exception. Their service is worth every single dime.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I was surprised by the opportunity to change IP every minute. I've never had such a clean IP pool no matter what state I'm using.  For all the time of usage, I've never faced the problem of black-listed IPs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By the way, I've noticed they have Residential DSL lines as well if you need to work in a specific state or even city. Those proxies are not shared, but individual. Therefore when you buy a line you are the only user of a residential internet connection which is really cool. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I can recommend them if you're into SEO and all this marketing stuff.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Proxy providers that I used:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://panel.dslrentals.com/"&gt;https://panel.dslrentals.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://proxyguys.com/"&gt;https://proxyguys.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://proxyarmy.com/"&gt;https://proxyarmy.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://stormproxies.com/"&gt;https://stormproxies.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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