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Anonymizer Technical Dictionary:

Security for all your Web Activities:
Referrer Blocking
SSL Encryption
URL Encryption
Page Title Cloaking

Prevent Online Tracking and Spam:
Cookie Control
Ad Blocking
Safe Cookies

Defense Against Web Threats:
Parsing Engine
Multiple IPs
IP Shielding
OS Shielding
Active Content Control
JavaScript Filter

Easy 1-Click Privacy:
Privacy Toolbar
Mobile Privacy
Custom Settings







Your browser normaly tells sites what other sites you have visited.

Function: Removes the referrer information sent by your browser.



SSL Encryption (Secure Sockets Layer, all information sent between a client(you) and a server(anyone you are trying to contact) is encrypted)

Function: Confidentiality is important for both parties to any private transaction. In addition, all data sent over an encrypted SSL connection is protected with a mechanism for detecting tampering--that is, for automatically determining whether the data has been altered in transit



URL Encryption Encrypts the URL page requests (Uniform Resource Locator)

Function: Encrypts the URL page requests.URL page requests travel over the Internet "in the clear" (as plain text). Thus, it is possible for your ISP, network administrator, or other intermediary to easily log the sites that you visit



Page Title Cloaking Hides page titles(masking of the Web page titles that you view online)

Function: Hides the page titles of sites you visit online



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Cookie Control blocks cookies (A cookie is information that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time)

Function: Blocks cookies from being planted on your computer so online advertisers, spammers and or hackers cannot track you internet paths



Ad Blocking pop-up, pop-under and banner ads

Function: Eliminates advertisers from tracking you by blocking annoying advertisements from your view when surfing a Website and also adds to faster download speeds // Prevents websites from showing pop-up advertisements



Safe Cookies safely accept Cookies (A cookie is information that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time. Some Website require you to accept cookies in order to surf their site)

Function: Allows you to accept cookies safely so you can surf a Webpage without being tracked or monitored by the Website. Cookie is encryted on your computer, and automatically erased when you quit the browser



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Parsing Engine analyzes and rewrites the computer code that tells the browser what to do and what to display.

Function: Rewrites all links and references in the page to use Anonymizer rather than connecting directly. Removes hostile or dangerous code.



We give you multiple IP addresses from our servers (Internet Protocol-your computers specific address that uniquely identifies it from all other computers on the Internet)

Function: Change your apparent identity every connection by replacing your computer's IP address with one of ours



IP Shielding Hides your true IP address (Internet Protocol is your computers specific address uniquely identifies it from all other computers on the Internet)

Function: Hides true IP address which in turn hides your computers true location



The hiding of your OS (Operating System- Your operating system is the system that runs your computer and the applications within it, this would be either Windows, Mac, Opera etc.)

Function: Conceals your operating system making it difficult for Hackers to hack into your computer without knowing your computers' Operating System and its configurations



Blocks Insertion of Active Code (Active Content is a software language used on Web pages that allows your computer to perform specific tasks)

Function: Conceals your operating system making it difficult for Hackers to hack into your computer without knowing your computers' Operating System and its configurations



JavaScript is a programming language from Netscape used to make graphics, text, and images change during a mouse rollover

Function: Surf JavaScript based sites securely by filtering the active code that is on the Websites you visit



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Privacy Toolbar (horizontal row of selectable image "buttons" that give the user a constantly visible reminder of and an easy way to select certain privacy options)

Function: Privacy On/Off Switch with the convience of privacy while surfing the Internet within seconds



Privacy on the go.

Function: Use Anonymizer remotely from anywhere. No required software download.



The Privacy Toolbar has several user-changeable options that can be saved as a custom setting to the degree of privacy that is suitable for your Internet surfing needs

Function: Choose the degree of privacy and security that you need while surfing the Internet










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