I need to switch to anonymous surfing mode for specific sites. Is there a Firefox addon for anonymous web surfing?
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Is Tor (The Onion Router) network something for you? With Tor, you are anonymous for everybody in the network, but it requires to install software on a PC. There some warnings in the FAQ page about the usage of Tor.
Torbutton is an extension that will switch the Tor usage for you.
If you just need the browser not to record usage data (cookies, history, cache), then you can use the Privacy Mode in Firefox.
There's also an extension called QuickProxy that allows you to switch the Proxy status fast. You can use an anonymous proxy somewhere abroad to hide your visits.
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Thanks and +1 for your answer, but QuickProxy does not provide a proxy server. So I need further adjustments. Can you propose some proxy servers to fulfill the anonymity in Firefox? (or, does Tor provide proxy servers?) Nov 11, 2009 at 9:39
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I installed Tor and it works fine, but now all my sites, they cannot automatically log me on. I need a better solution. Nov 11, 2009 at 9:50
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1if you want to log on, why do you need anonymity? Unless you want to escape an IP block on some site?– SnarkNov 11, 2009 at 9:54
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I just need to hide specific sites I visited from the network admin. Nov 11, 2009 at 10:00
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1Even Privacy Mode and other built-in "private" modes are not too private when visiting Flash-enabled sites: superuser.com/questions/1627/…– ArjanNov 11, 2009 at 13:11
I use the FoxyProxy add-on which does a great job of switching proxy servers for me. They have an additional, subscription-based proxy service, which I've never used, but seems reasonably cheap ($20 for 3 months).
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I'm using Firefox 3.5.5 and FoxyProxy Standard does not install. There are complaints about this issue in the review section of addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2464 Nov 11, 2009 at 15:09
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I'm on 3.5.3 and I haven't had a problem yet; I guess I won't be upgrading anytime soon.... Nov 12, 2009 at 2:54