Mask IP

When choosing an IP masking product, make sure that the company behind the product is safe. How are they handling your surfing logs? Are they keeping logs? If so, for how long? Do they offer encryption? How is their customer service?

All good questions to ask. For my answers I went to Mask IP Review for answers. They outlined the do s and don't s of IP masking. It's well worth a visit and a read.

Around the globe, the US has men and women serving in the navy. These brave soldiers are defending our country under what can be very harsh conditions. While it can be argued that they chose to serve in the military freely, we still owe them our thanks. It's up to us to make certain they have everything they need to be safe when deployed. Safety however, is not only making sure they have the military equipment, it also demands that we provide a way to let off steam. The USO does a great job at this with shows right at the front line. Remember, a soldier's best weapon is his or her mind. If they are well cared for, they will be better prepared. Years ago, all the military had was R & R, letters from home and the USO. Now soldiers on the front line also have access to other entertainment via the Internet.

So what would a soldier want to access on the Internet? Believe it or not, one of the things they do is watch television online. They can catch their favorite shows or watch hockey. Most of the TV networks put their some of their latest episodes online. For others, they can access media sites that aggregate content. Another outlet for media is the online newspapers like the New York Times. Or maybe they want to read their home town newspaper online. Today most, if not all papers, have an interactive version. So between TV, sports, and newspapers, they can catch up on the newest US media and news.

Another recent phenomenon is the advent of social media sites. Who hasn't heard of Facebook or MySpace. They're not just for children. With hundreds of millions of user, these sites dominate the Internet. People use them to communicate with friends and family. With busy schedules and people in different parts of the country, it makes it easier to connect. Now imagine that you are serving in the US military and stationed in Iraq. Here's a way to keep in touch with friends and fight off some of the loneliness. They not only can see videos of friends, or pictures, they can also interact with their friends. What a great way to stay connected back to their normal lives back home. Unfortunately, for both these sites and for the media sites, sometimes our military cannot access them from overseas. But why now?

While Internet access is common around the world. And while our soldiers can usually access the Internet while overseas, many times the sites they want to visit are blocked. That's right, blocked. There are two types of blocks. The first type is put in place by the country they are in. Many countries have restrictive Internet censorship. Apparently watching US TV or reading the New York times online is considered subversive or dangerous. Think I'm joking, do a Yahoo search on Internet censorship and see what pops up. It's downright scary. They other blocks are understandable and just as annoying. Many US websites block access from overseas. They do this by looking up the IP address of the surfer to determine their location. If it's not in the US, it get's blocked. They do this because it costs money to run a website. And many of these websites make their money with advertising. And advertisers don't pay to advertise to people that they cannot sell to. Think about it, do you think it does Toyota any good to advertise their US versions of their trucks to people in Iraq? Not really. There is a way around these blocks though. IP Maskers.

For those who don't know, a mask ip proxy is a server that one can connect to. This server will then connect you to the internet via it's own connection. What does this accomplish? It provides you with a new IP address which is based in the United States. You are not visiting websites via your own connection, but instead you are using the ISP that the proxy subscribes to. What you're dealing with there is surfing the internet using a computer across the ocean. The moral aspect is up to you, but if you get a mask ip proxy with decent encryption, the ISP you use overseas will never know the difference. This is also a great way to protect your privacy. By using a mask IP proxy you will be able to hide your identity while catching up on your favorite shows. The one thing you don't want to do in a war zone is broadcast who you are and what you are doing. With that in mind, start shopping for a good proxy today. Once you arrange a good one, you will be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy your favorite shows.