It is not that difficult to track the IP and then work your way through to the user. There is so much info out there it is scary. It is a matter of your personal ethics and why you do it. Forum members? No reason to. Getting stalked by Indian dot recruiters - contact IT of the company whose IP they are using to get senior job applicants diverted.:>) Once you have a bread crum you can follow the trail which tends to disappear so be quick.
yes only if a serious crime had been committed, but admin or moderators cannot know the address of anyone by knowing their IP address..
exactly... I remember many years ago on a British forum, certain factions had got friendly who lived in the same town, which included several marrried couples... and gave out probably more personal info than they should.
the fact is it would be highly unlikely anyone could do that using your pictures... but you have to do what you feel is the safest for you.. and if that means using a hosting site, then so be it. I often use a hosting site, but not for those reasons..
Exactly.
When you post a local image the file is uploaded. There isn't any link to the source, and you'd have to have some form of file sharing service running locally and played some games on your router to allow a request through. Beyond that your computer would need to be running and they'd need your current IP address.
Unless the laws have changed in the last few years, to use an IP address to get an exact address of the modem, you will need a warrant to get the suspect’s ip address in some instances, unless someone who already has it is willing to share it. After that, the LE Officer needs to subpoena the isp, (like aol or Yahoo or whoever is the internet provider) to get the home address. This usually takes time to get the info, but in cases of an emergency, most internet service providers will respond fairly quickly. Getting only the town or city is much easier.It isn't a tale. Let's just agree to disagree on our facts, shall we?
I didn't say the IP address can give someone the physical address. I think some misunderstood. What I said was essentially, a person might be able to be tracked down using an IP address. The tracker would start there. Along with other info given on a forum sometimes, the individual could be located.
Most IPs assigned by an ISP are dynamic, unless a customer requests a static IP. An ISP owns large "blocks" of IP addresses so the police would be able to match an IP to a particular ISP. Then the police can subpoena the network logs to pinpoint the subscriber in question.
Facebook does not "give out" any personal information.
That’s all true, Nathan, but with all of this new or maybe I should say newer technology, ISP’s are still able to gather information even using VPN’s, TOR, the dark web, etc., but the ISP may require a second warrant or subpoena.
People only know you by the amount you tell them. If you give them too much personal information they might figure it out.
Well, she said that's what they told her anyway. She said it was the only website she was ever on--it was the early days of both Fb and the internet so that could've been true--so she thought it had to have happened through them.
Use Duckduckgo as a browser it'll stop anyone tracking you
