How to Hide your IP Address in Chrome

In order to hide your IP address you must replace it with another decoy IP. This means you’ll need to use a VPN service to achieve true anonymity in Chrome.

Unlike browsers like Firefox that allow you to enter proxy settings (supplied by a VPN service) natively, Google refers directly to your OS network settings.

Step 1

Locate the options icon to the far right of the Chrome browser window and click on it. A pull down will appear. Select “Settings” near the bottom.

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Step 2

The settings page will appear directly in the browser window. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on “Show advanced settings…”

Step 3

Continue scrolling down until you see a heading called “Network.” Click on the “Change proxy settings…” button directly below it.

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Step 4

In order to complete the next steps you’ll need an IP address, login and password supplied to you from a VPN service.

Avoid free services for anything other than testing. They’re uniformly unusably slow plus I wouldn’t trust my browsing data with most of the operations offering it.

Sign up with a reputable service listed below. They’re fast, inexpensive ($10/month or less) and highly recommended.

Recommended services:

Step 5

Windows

The “Internet Properties” window will open with the “Connections” tab selected for you automatically. Click on the “Add VPN…” button to the right.

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Enter the Internet address supplied to you by your VPN provider and give it a name in the field below. Click the “Next” button.

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A window will appear. Enter the login and password you were given by the VPN company.

Mac OS X

The “Network” window will appear with the “Proxies tab” selected. To use a VPN, check the box next to “Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS)” [preferable] or “Web Proxy (HTTP)” depending on the service.

Check the box next to “Proxy server requires password” and enter the login and password provided to you by the VPN company.

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All Done

Congrats! You’re now ready to browse with your true IP hidden from prying eyes. Go back to Google Chrome and surf to your heart’s content.