# Anybody use Anonymizer

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-anonymizer/357658
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [May 21, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-anonymizer/357658 "2006-05-21T18:38:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![galen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-anonymizer/357658/1 "2006-05-21T18:38:36Z")

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Do you use [Anonymizer](http://www.anonymizer.com/) ?

What has been your experience? Do you find it easy to use? Does it slow down the browser significantly?

Did you buy the entire suite?

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### Author: ![galen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-anonymizer/357658/2 "2006-05-21T22:31:17Z")

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Aw, come on. **Some** body must know something!

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### Author: ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-anonymizer/357658/3 "2006-05-21T22:36:07Z")

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My job requires that I occasionally visit sites that I’d rather not visit without protection. I used to subscribe to Anonymizer. I now use the pay service of [The Cloak](http://the-cloak.com/anonymous-surfing-home.html), which I think works better on more sites. The Cloak also offers a free service which is slower, but quite usable.