Getting a Facebook proxy that works at work

Nov 9
07:50

2011

Roderick Brenes

Roderick Brenes

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Proxies unblock Facebook. But what happens when proxies are blocked at work?

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Facebook is one of the greatest sites ever created. In fact,Getting a Facebook proxy that works at work Articles Mark Zuckerberg was named man of the year by Time in 2010 for completely changing (and continuing to change) the way we interact with each other on the Internet.  One big issue with Facebook however is that its addicting!  Sure, it sounds funny, but as an employer who's trying to make money but your employees keep checking their friends' Facebook status, it can be annoying.  The solution is to block it. And the employees just unblock it with a proxy. And the reaction is to block the proxy. So on company networks is there a Facebook proxy that works?Probably yes.  Though company networks will differ greatly, and the way firewalls are constructed will differ from place to place, there are just so many types and locations of proxy servers that you can't block them all.Just speaking about open proxies, the IP addresses of open proxy servers are located in just about every country around the world.  Is your firewall going to be blocking IP addresses from Australia or The UK? Probably not.  Even if they do block proxy IP addresses, there are different levels of anonymity to take in to factor.  Some proxies are obvious, and easy to block, while other will be able to hide the fact that you're using a proxy.  On top of this, once a proxy's IP addresses gets used for a while, it expires and is replaced with another IP.  And proxy servers are set up and taken down every day.  That means that there's a constant flow of fresh anonymous IP addresses popping up on the Internet all the time.  I really don't think your company's firewall is going to be able to keep up with all that.And even IF it does, there is always the option to use a paid proxy service.  A great example would be my situation.  Most open proxies are blocked in China (where I live).  However, there are still a few paid services that operate in China.  That mean, for a couple bucks a month I can access a set of premium, private, and working servers from China, where The Great Firewall rules the Internet.  So to answer your question, yes, there is bound to be a Facebook proxy that works at work.