Internet Multifunctioning

What happens if we don’t change IP? What can changing or hiding our IP addresses
do? What if we don’t change our IPs at all and just continue surfing with our real cyber identities? There’s a great chance that we will not fall as victims to cyber crimes like identity theft and cyber fraud, so there is no need for an IP changer program. This is how many Internet users think. They also think that configuring their computer systems or getting an anonymous proxy is a hassle. They think they are safe enough with their present security settings for their personal computers.

A lot of information has already been spread around the Internet about the importance of surfing the Internet anonymously. Showing our real IP address to cyber space will only create problems for us, problems that may we may not be able to fix once it happens. The best solution to this kind of problem is usually prevention, and to change IP is to do just that.

Who benefits if we change and hide our IP address? We do. We’ll get anonymity in the Web and have privacy as we browse online. We will be able to stay away from the trackers and hackers with evil intentions. We will also be able to avoid unwanted traffic and spam.

Now who benefits if we don’t change our IP address? Well, obviously, hackers and cyber criminals are one of those who will take advantage of us not protecting ourselves from them. Identity theft is especially very damaging for us but very advantageous for them. There are also a lot of criminal groups using the Internet for fraud activities.

Businessmen and companies who also conduct online operations will also benefit from knowing our IP addresses. Our information will be recorded in their database and we will become potential customers for them. As a result we get all these spam emails and annoying unwanted traffic.

Of course, there are those who will not be able to reach out to us and help when we change and hide our IP. For example, site that specialize in antivirus and antispyware software will not be able to give us news on the recent threats and how we can avoid them. Unless we keep up with them ourselves by subscribing to their newsletters or giving them our email, we will not know about the new virus or spyware out there. The same goes out to specialists on operating systems, who can give us updates on the latest versions of the operating system we are using.

But comparing the dangers of having our IP exposed and having it hidden certainly creates a clear line on which option is better. Because of the great influence of the Internet on the whole world, it is better to protect ourselves by hiding our IP. Revealing our address just because we think that getting an anonymous proxy server is a hassle is not a responsible thing to do. If we want to protect ourselves, then we do so by preventing ourselves from becoming the next victims. Despite the disadvantage of the solution, it is still better to change IP.