Anonymous surfing can be trial of patience

When you travel about the Internet, you end up leaving behind traces. And that includes more than just user comments in forums or online networks.

However impersonal it might seem, there's nothing anonymous about completely normal surfing. There are two options to conceal your identity while surfing, but both mean less convenience.

Website operators can detect, for example: the region from which their site is being accessed; which Internet provider the visitor is using; and whether that user has visited the site before.