# Uses of Proxy Servers

**Uses of proxy servers:**\
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**General users:**\
1\. Obscure their IP\
2\. Avoid surveillance\
3\. Bypass browsing restrictions\
4\. Access resources as from a different country\
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**Developers:**\
1\. Monitoring web traffic\
2\. Troubleshooting web applications\
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**Network administrators:**\
1\. To block malicious traffic\
2\. To balance overflowing traffic