Gnutella Forums - Hide ip platinum

phatbass

I just read some "users" reviews from Download.com and most of them were quite negative about this product.

One reviewer even said:

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this sofware dose not hide ip beleve me, i used a site which checks your ip and this sofware did not hide my ip at all.
go to whatsmyip.com and see

Even saying that, the makers say:

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Hide IP Platinum will find the proxy server available to you and set it as your proxy server automatically.

Whose proxy server is this software connecting me to; do they mind that I am connecting to their server without their permission; can they track my usage (they will have my original and substitute IP) and can they cut my internet/P2P connection?

It seems that if the authorities can track your activities back to this proxy server the server’s log will have your real IP address, which will lead to your Internet Provider and eventually lead to you.

UK Bob

PS. I may revise this post once I have had a chat with a colleague
who knows much more than I do about servers.

PPS. I have had the “chat” and was warned that people that may own these anonymous proxy servers could be anything from dodgy organisations (paedophiles, criminals, etc.), terrorist or the authorities (MI5, CIA, FBI, etc.).