What’s the best way to use socks and proxy for better anonymity? or How do socks and proxy work toget

"Can someone explain the difference between socks and proxy in simple terms?"

Hey folks, kinda new to this whole socks and proxy thing and trying to wrap my head around it. Like, I get that both hide your IP, but what’s the actual diff?

From what I’ve gathered:
- A proxy is like a middleman for your browser, but it’s kinda basic.
- Socks (especially socks5) is more versatile? Works with any traffic, not just HTTP.

But idk, maybe I’m missing something.

Also, when would you use socks and proxy together? Or is that overkill?

Thanks in advance for dumbing it down for me lol.

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