Besides disguising the IP address of a Web proxy provides, inter alia, further, listed below, ways to protect his privacy.

Cookies can be blocked, so that analysis of surfing behavior on the part of the site operator is no longer possible.

It is possible images, which defective code could be loaded from the web sites to visit to remove.

Client-side scripts, like Javascript Snippets can also be disabled by an analysis of the surf-and-click behavior. About Javascript could also scripts from external domains load.

Referrer information, so the identifier, which disclose, by whichever side is a visitor comes through a Web proxy is also hidden.

Many web-based proxies also offer the possibility of unnecessary and annoying ads and pop-up blocking.

Most web proxies offer the possibility of the target URL using Base64 encryption to potential interception and content filters work more difficult.

All these options can be ultimately determined by the user are free. The user decides So ultimately, what security features when surfing through a proxy can be used.