Anonymity
Anonymity should be considered quite high on the list when selecting proxy providers. Not all proxies completely hide the originating source of the request when they pass data to the target servers.
Transparent proxies provide the target server with information about who you are, and should be avoided in most cases. These proxies pass HTTP headers to the target server, such as X-Forwarded-For: <your_ip_address>, to identify the originating source of the request, and Via: <proxy_server> to identify the proxy itself.
Anonymous proxies provide the same headers as transparent proxies, but they may provide false information in order to hide your true identity. In this case, the target server will be aware that the connection is being ...
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