An intermediary which prevents Web sites from seeing a user's Internet Protocol (IP) address. Anonymizers are often used to circumvent company network acceptable use policies to potentially hide non-appropriate behavior, however in the home setting they may be used to provide additional layers of anonymity and protect privacy.
Brik IM operates as a personal proxy server located on the actual PC of the user. It allows for two users to activate highly secure communications through already existing chat protocols such as AIM.