What Are VPNs and Anonymizers

Some online stores in the US are set up so that only customers located in the US can access them. The site either simply won’t open, or it opens the Russian version of the store — if the brand has an official store in other countries. For example, this is the case with Calvin Klein, Macys, New Balance.

So how can you see prices and promotions for American shoppers and, most importantly, make a purchase with delivery within the US? The simple solution is to install an anonymizer!

What is it?

An anonymizer (also known as a Proxy) is a посредник between you and the website you need, allowing you to hide your real IP address and change your location by pretending to be a resident of a country where the site you want is not blocked. The main downside of anonymizers is slow loading speed and insecurity: traffic is transmitted in plain text and can be intercepted by a network administrator or attackers.

There is also a more reliable alternative — VPN, a small app that securely encrypts all your Internet traffic, both incoming and outgoing, and offers high data transfer speeds.

There are plenty of options:

• Browser-based anonymizers: Tor, Chameleon, Kalarupa, HideMe and others. 
• Extensions for Opera, Google Chrome and Mozilla - Zenmate, Hola, etc. This is one of the fastest and easiest methods. It’s convenient to use two browsers for work: your main one, which you are used to and use for everything, and an additional one with built-in VPN for visiting blocked sites.
• VPN apps for computers and phones – VPN Master, TunnelBear, SecureVPN, ZenVPN, ZenMate

The choice is huge, and installation will take just a couple of minutes. And your shopping will become even more profitable!