Anonymous proxy, also called an anonymous proxy server, allowing clients to access files, web pages, or other resources through a server that serves requests from the client through another remote server. For example, when clients access the web page through an anonymous proxy, the client talks to the proxy and the proxy talks to the web page, maintaining the privacy of clients, such as hides its IP address. Purposes such as proxy, or server, is to protect the privacy of clients of the services and from others who may be wild and checking client connections.

the proxy is usually used in schools and work spaces, to pass-by potential firewall and monitoring services in place. Students often will use an anonymous proxy to access social networking sites are considered, and was blocked by the school as harming the productivity of the students. Company employees may try to avoid the form of monitoring in a company that might try to track or control the sites visited employees.

Anonymous Proxy functions as a wall between the client and the service is being accessed. This server can be used to bypass restrictions and access these services may be blocked by the state or some other organization that provides Internet connections, while others may use it only for privacy that may be secured.

Risks Behind Anonymous Proxies
Because no matter how anonymous proxies, especially those designed runs on a web page, all data sent to the proxy server is not encrypted. Therefore, it is likely that confidential information such as logins and passwords can be recorded by a malicious proxy server. Also, through proxy chaining, some clients could potentially fall victim to a web page displaying a fake security measures, allowing all proxies within these chains to track client activity. Thus, only a trusted proxy Anonymous with a clear privacy policy can be used for security purposes.