How to hide ip address on mac

In these times, more and more users want to hide their activity on the internet. It is not for this reason that these users are doing something illegal or illegal, they simply want one of the basic constitutional rights, the right to privacy and intimacy, to be respected. Fortunately, achieving this goal on Mac is very simple, for this we only have to hide our personal IP address while browsing the Internet. Next, we tell you how to do it with two of the main and most used web browsers in macOS.

Hide IP address to maintain your privacy

Those of us who use macOS, the desktop operating system developed by Apple exclusively for Mac computers, can hide our IP address at the same time that we are surfing the net. With this, what we really do is "hide" behind a proxy server.

A proxy server is a type of server that acts as an intermediary, in such a way that it sends and receives information from websites and then delivers said information to proxy users. In this way, instead of having access to the real and personal IP address of the user's computer, these websites “believe” that the requests for information come from the IP address of the proxy server.

Well, having clarified this point, let's see then how we can hide the IP address on Mac when we browse the internet using two of the most widely used browsers on macOS: Safari and Firefox

How to hide IP address on Mac with Safari

I do not know the statistics, but I do not think I am wrong to say that Safari is possibly the most used web browser on Mac. This is due, first, to the fact that it is the browser that comes as standard and, second, to its complete integration and synchronization with iOS mobile devices. It is for this reason that we will start with it.

• First of all, open the Safari application on your Mac. Then, click on "Safari" in the menu bar and, among the options offered, click on "Preferences". Now click on the "Advanced" icon. Click on the button where it says "Change settings" that you can see at the bottom of the window, just next to "Proxies". This way you can make a manual selection. Check the boxes for “Web proxy (HTTP)” and “Secure web proxy (HTTPS).” In the bottom box, “Skip proxy settings for these hosts and domains, ” type “localhost, 127.0.0.1 ". Now visit PublicProxyServers.com and use the information offered on this site to find a working proxy server. Enter the IP port information of the website's proxy server in the" Web Proxy Server "box below from the "Advanced" tab in Safari. Click "Apply Now" to confirm the changes.

How to hide IP address on Mac with Mozilla Firefox

• As before, the first thing you have to do is run the Firefox browser on your Mac. Then, press "Firefox" in the menu bar and, among the options offered, click "Preferences" → "Advanced", in the top of the screen. Now select the "Network" tab. Click "Settings" in the menu "Configure how Firefox connects to the Internet." Then press the button next to "Manual proxy settings" and click on the “Use this proxy server for all protocols” box. As we did with Safari, now is the time for you to navigate to PublicProxyservers.com and find an operational proxy server after which you can maintain the privacy of your browsing. the IP port information of the website's proxy server in the “Web Proxy Server” box under the “Advanced” tab in Firefox. Type “localhost, 127.0.0.1” in the “No proxy for:. Click the "Ok" button and exit the configuration screens.

Yes, I admit that it is a bit of a hassle, but if you follow these steps provided by iPrivacyTools in a conscientious way, you can surf the Internet without fear of being observed.