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A Virtual Private Network (VPN) encrypts your traffic and hides your IP address. The way these functions are accomplished affects various aspects of your online privacy and security.
Here, we'll consider using residential IP addresses instead of those originating from a data center. A residential VPN has advantages compared to traditional ones, but there are some caveats. It all boils down to residential VPN providers.
The worst ones may even create more risks than benefits. We'll end this article with a list of the best residential VPN providers on the market.
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Guoda Šulcaitė 
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How to Change Chrome Proxy Settings: The Ultimate Guide
A proxy server is an easy alternative to a VPN that can perform most of the functions of the latter. It’s a server that stands between your device and the destination server, taking your connection requests and forwarding them in your name.
Destination servers in almost all cases see the proxy server as the originator of the request. As such, proxies are widely used in various, mostly business-related applications whenever privacy, security, location changing, and several other factors are at play.
Guoda Šulcaitė
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502 Bad Gateway: What It Means and How to Fix It
The 502 Bad Gateway error shows up when a server can’t get a good response from another server. It means something went wrong between the proxy server and the upstream server.
This HTTP error matters because visitors can get annoyed when a page doesn’t load. Site owners risk losing traffic and trust. It also hurts your spot in the search results.
Guoda Šulcaitė
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How to Turn Off SafeSearch Even If It’s Locked
Key takeaways:
SafeSearch is a tool that hides adult, violent, or explicit content from search results. It’s made to help keep things cleaner, especially for kids.
But sometimes, you want to see the full results. Maybe SafeSearch is hiding normal pages by mistake. Maybe you’re researching for school or trying to fix some web filters.
Here we will show you how to turn off SafeSearch, even if it’s locked. We’ll go over different devices, like a Windows PC, Android phone, or iPhone, and search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
You’ll also learn about some problems that might stop you from changing the SafeSearch setting.
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