A hypothetical question...
...say someone on an internet forum really insulted me or hacked me off so much I wanted to get them, how easy would it be for me to get an IP address or something and track down their place of abode?
(This really is hypothetical - you won't be aiding and abetting a murder or anything if you answer.) |
Re: A hypothetical question...
don't think an IP adress will give you much info, at least not enough to actually find the person...thank god, lol...
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Re: A hypothetical question...
But IP addresses are unique right? Do computer shops keep records of which computer goes where? The police use IP addresses to try to counteract credit card fraud don't they?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
Originally Posted by hawkhead
(Post 7919095)
But IP addresses are unique right? Do computer shops keep records of which computer goes where? The police use IP addresses to try to counteract credit card fraud don't they?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
And how easy would it be for anyone else to see these IP addresses?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
Originally Posted by hawkhead
(Post 7919099)
And how easy would it be for anyone else to see these IP addresses?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
Originally Posted by hawkhead
(Post 7919095)
But IP addresses are unique right? Do computer shops keep records of which computer goes where? The police use IP addresses to try to counteract credit card fraud don't they?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
Originally Posted by MataHari
(Post 7919109)
if you pay in cash for your computer, surely no one knows who you are...and who is to say that the person who buys the computer is also the one that is actually the user?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
valid point, but you read about IP's being tracked etc, I have no idea how it works!! |
Re: A hypothetical question...
Originally Posted by hawkhead
(Post 7919116)
Exactly! I can understand the powers that be being able to do it (as you said the police could probably force you to give IP addresses) but how easy would it be for the wo/man in the street?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
Originally Posted by hawkhead
(Post 7919116)
Exactly! I can understand the powers that be being able to do it (as you said the police could probably force you to give IP addresses) but how easy would it be for the wo/man in the street?
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Re: A hypothetical question...
so what you really mean is who can see your IP and what can they do with it! on this site I think the administrators can see IP's but not the Moderators, can't remember. So no a woman on the street can't see your IP. |
Re: A hypothetical question...
Just google IP Address lookup or locator. These free online search engines can usually tell where the IP Address is located and whether it is associated with a company. Not sure if it'll give you an individuals name though.
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Re: A hypothetical question...
Originally Posted by Blue Cat
(Post 7919125)
so what you really mean is who can see your IP and what can they do with it! on this site I think the administrators can see IP's but not the Moderators, can't remember. So no a woman on the street can't see your IP.
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Re: A hypothetical question...
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