
Underground Googling
Proxy Server Language Hijinks
Proxy servers can be used to help hide your location and identity while
you’re surfing the Web. Depending on the geographical location of a
proxy server, the language settings of the main Google page may change
to match the language of the country where the proxy server is located.
If your language settings change inexplicably, be sure to check your proxy
server settings. It’s easy to lose track of when you are running under a
proxy and when you’re not. As we will see later, language settings can be
reverted directly via the URL.
The preferences screen also allows you to modify other search parameters, ...