If you were to take a close look at your Internet settings, you may notice an available option is a ‘proxy.” A proxy is nothing more than a tool your computer can use to protect you and your information. It can be thought of as a barrier; one that allows you to view websites and receive information from them without the website receiving your information.
In effect, the proxy server acts as a third party, filtering out requests according to the rules of the server. At its most basic level, the proxy server follows several key steps.