Introduction
By using this site, you not only protect your personal information from the site you are visiting, but you also reduce your risk of identity theft. Sites created for the purpose of phishing identities loom on the web, and every time you accidentally stumble upon a site you leave a footprint of your location. These thieves use all the information they can to eventually steal your credit information for their own profit. However, if you are safe and use a proxy such as this one, the risk for identity theft is greatly reduced.
How does a proxy work?
A proxy server works by intercepting connections between sender and receiver. All incoming data enters through one port and is forwarded to the rest of the network via another port. By blocking direct access between two networks, proxy servers make it much more difficult for hackers to get internal addresses and details of a private network.
What is still good to know
The Federal Trade Commission appeared before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information of the Committee of the Judiciary, United States Senate. The FTC highlighted the concerns of consumers for financial crimes exploiting their credit worthiness to commit loan fraud, mortgage fraud, lines-of-credit fraud, credit card fraud, commodities and services frauds.
