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by fabuliz on October 17th, 2006

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If someone has your IP address can they discover your street address?

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  • by Jeremie613 on May 27th, 2007

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    In short: No. With only your IP address, someone can do very little. They can run a whois on it and find out what city it's registered to (and if you have a large host, this could be miles away from where you live), but that's about it.

    In long: Yes. If your government or someone with a LOT of connections has a reason to find out who you are, they can, but only if they have your IP address, the exact date (or dates) that you logged in, and the general time that you logged in, they can find out who you are, but even then there are huge logistical problems. For one, if your ISP assigns multiple people to the same IP address, your pursuer could end up getting a 20-page list, leaving them with more questions than answers. Another issue might be that your ISP may not maintain their logs beyond a certain cutoff point, meaning those investigating you will have to wait until you log in again to determine who you are.

    Essentially, the answer to your question is, "Maybe." It depends on numerous factors which are difficult to control and keep track of, which is why the government rarely decides to investigate in this fashion. There are other methods, as have been mentioned before. If someone decides they want to hack into your computer and see if you've got your address on file, it's only a matter of time, even if you've got a firewall.

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