Macabre_Cogitation
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lurichan
Isn't the internet already designed to destroy all thoughts of privacy?
You can have as much privacy as you want on the internet really. I mean, there is pretty much nothing anyone could find out about me on it other than what i am willing for them to know.
There are ways of delving deeper and getting even more information than the small bits you've supplied us over time. I just am not one of those people with the knowledge of how to do so, at the moment.
I happen to know a great deal about this subject. I can assure you, short of active monitoring by government bodies, there is practically no way for someone to gather information about me beyond that i readily provide.
I do not take any particular measures to protect my privacy. I could effectively prevent anyone from gathering information on me if i did.
lurichan
I have to agree that privacy isn't exactly top notch on the internet. People with hacking savvy could find out things like your IP address, what's on your compy right now, and things like that. -_-* It's not a good thing, but it is what some people know how to do rather well.
An IP address is easy to find. It is also largely immaterial. The reasons for this are numerous. The first thing to note, is an IP address does roughly equate to a physical location. For example, someone knowing my IP address could roughly trace me to the Tulsa, Oklahoma region. With sufficient access into Cox's systems, it would be possible for them to track my location to an address (or rather, a group of addresses). From that and public records, it *might* be possible for them to find out my name.
That is a simplified look at what an IP address could do for someone. It assumes i take no effort whatsoever to protect my identity. It also would be practically impossible for anyone to do without law enforcement's involvement. As for other uses of one's IP address, there is little they could do with it. Unless you have a significant security flaw on your computer, there is almost no chance of someone being able to break into your system.
If you use an ISP like COX, it is even harder as their system uses a number of gatekeeping protocols which hide your actual IP address, block unwarranted traffic and provide a buffer between you and threats.
P.S. The true "risk" to privacy the internet provides is far simpler. It simply makes finding information easier. Material that once required trips to courthouses to view, now can be found from anywhere in a matter of minutes. Even so, the material is no different than before. It is just easier to access.
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