Can you hide your public IP address?
Can I hide my IP address? Yes, you can! You can hide your public IP address on Internet but it's not always possible to be able to hide your private IP address or home network IP address.
Various methods used to hide your public IP address are as below:
- Anonymous proxy server - Using an anonymous proxy server, it's very easy to hide your IP address on Internet. An anonymous proxy server makes request for information on Internet on your behalf and passes the information back to you once it receives it. While doing so, the proxy server uses its own IP address to fetch the information you need while masking your IP address. So, the remote website would only know the IP of the proxy server while your IP remains hidden. See public proxy server list.
- Tor - Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis. If you use Firefox browser, here's the Torbutton for firefox plugin that will safely manage your Tor browsing to prevent IP address leakage, cookie leakage, and general privacy attacks.
- There are many free and commcercial softwares that you can use and surf Internet anonymously.
Also see: Why should you hide your public IP address?