Hi,
I wanted to ask if it is possible to hide my IP-adresse. I just ask, because today I read an article in the newspaper. In switzerland downloading music/movies should be definitly forbidden, they'll check your name and home adress through your IP-adresse and then they give you a fine between 1000.- and 5000.- CHF!!

Anyone can give me more information about IP-adresse, please?
Thanks...

i think u can hide ur IP address for websites which based on plain HTML via a proxy server or anonymisers software but not for websites using encrypted HTTPS format like on-line banking.
But u definitively can't hide ur IP address from government, cos they can get it from ur ISP, which ur ISP provide ur IP address. Except got some privacy law prevent gov from take private info from isp

For the best and easiest way, use a proxy. Works for website and ftp. There are ways to hide ip so gov can't get it, but that requires a hacker

yea..agree...using proxy is the easier way..
but u also can use other software...

try in this website
htttp://www.privatenavigator.com/

Try http://www.misterprivacy.com
or
Google free proxy servers.

dont think u can hide if they really want to check on u....ntg is secure ...even the isp itself can check on u...best bet dont download

Try the following software GhostSurf, it changes your ip address, check for spyware and secures data sent.

I don't think that you can really hide your IP adress, but im sure there are programs that enables you to change it. So after you DL something, change your IP and keep on changing xD

All the program won't be any help if your governement ask your ISP to keep their log. You can never hide yourself from your ISP. The only thing is to hide by downloading too few to interest the police or thing from country that doesn't sign international copyright law like China and HK (if they have signe it sorry but it is quite new then).

yup u cant hide from government
but if u can hack other ppl wi-fi and use his ip

Are proxies illegal though since you are connecting to a website via someone else's system?

If HK has no regard to international copyright law, why did they successfully prosecute a person recently for uploading movies to the Internet?


Wrong. You are only hiding your private IP address. Your public IP address is always visible.


Assuming that the government is determined enough to get the IP address of "other ppl" from their ISP, but cannot work out that someone else's (you) *borrowing* the wi-fi connection.


Proxies are not illegal - in most countries, as far as I know. Others may disagree.

My take:
Going through *some* free web proxies (e.g. anonymizer.com) "hides" your IP address - in a sense. Anonymous web proxies like these promises never to release your real IP address, therefore your real IP address can never be found. Anonymous web proxies like these are specifically founded to get around restrictive government policies like China does.
The only thing that your ISP can log, is the fact that you are connected to the anonymous web proxy. And if you use HTTPS, they can't even tell what you are sending/receiving.
However, these web proxies only work with web browsing (and some FTP) - you cannot run a bittorrent session over it.
There are efforts to anonymise the bittorrent network, but that's currently in very beta stages. Wait for another year or two, you will see anonymous bittorrent networks.

You can always prosecute somebody according to the copyright register in your own country. For International law, you should apply reciprocity for copyright. Your copyright is valid in one country if you the copyright of this country is valid in yours. I don't know if it had change now but China use to not apply the reciprocity to allow there company to copy other country product. Since then, most company have register a copyright for their product according to the chinese law to avoid this problem.
https allow you to hide your exchange. That is right. But, most of the time, they are only using 128bits crypting. This is not really unbreakable nowaday by brutal force. This can't really avoid somebody to trace your packet too if they want.
Have a low profile is the better way to avoid problem. If you get suspected, it is already too late.

Your download/upload speeds will be immensely reduced if you use a proxy. Even when using a download accelerator, I get less than 1/3 of my normal speed. Also take note that if you download too many files, no matter whether you're using a proxy or not, your ISP will know lol.

There is no way to hide your IP address. If they trace the log, they will know.

Same here i don't think you can hide your IP address, they are povided by your internet serices provider they have no intension to help you hided. Incase you are using to do illegal things.

How about using Hide IP Platinum...you can "change" the IP address at a click of the mouse....however, the download speed suffers dramatically....

That's right, download speed dramatically decreases when using a proxy unless its a very VERY fast one ... the fastest i've ever encountered was one from Poland that went at 57kb/s
But that was an exceptionally rare case and most free proxies go at about 7kb/s.

The best way to hide ur IP address is probably to use dial-up internet LOL!!

HAHA but no, i've done quite a bit of research on this and you can actually hide ur IP by disabling java, then use a local proxy.

Either way, its probably not worth the hassle.

its pretty easy all u do is download a program that hides ip and use proxy that has random ip all over the world

yeah there is many ways you can hide your IP address from different types of softwares there's alot out there if you look hard enough. Without softwares then i have to agree with the other replies about going through proxies.