I think that not everybody knows that their computer is having a unique address which it uses to communicate with other computers and electronic devices on the world wide web.When ever you surf the internet your IP address which is also known as internet protocol address is tracked by the server which is exchanging information with you.
Some people don`t want their internet surfing activity to be tracked and use various softwares,tools and methods to hide their IP address. The methods and tools which are used by the internet users to hide their internet protocol address are both paid and free.
One of the method with the help of which you can hide your IP address is using a free proxy server.If you are using a proxy server to hide your internet protocol address then the person who will try to track your address will find the internet address of the proxy server.
Most of the internet users today are using proxy servers for privacy and safety but these servers have their traffic and bandwidth limits.Sometimes the information you exchange with server is too big to be handled by a proxy server.
A firefox extension called switch proxy is used to change the internet protocol address at regular intervals of times.This is also a method of increasing internet security and privacy.If you really want to increase your privacy and security on the internet then using a free server to hide your internet address is a good idea.