Why Use A Proxy?
Everytime you surf the internet your ip address is being logged by every website. A simple check of server logs will show the ip address of everyone that visited a certain website. These logs can be kept for years, and can enable tracing things back to you! It's a fact that your right to privacy is being compromised when surfing without using a proxy.
Web-based Proxies
A web proxy is a free anonymous service that allows you to bypass your school/work filter or internet provider and surf using the proxy web-based website. Once you keep browsing using that form, you are protected and your ip address is hidden and not logged.