Giordana
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A close friend is a top level cybersecurity expert who has worked internationally for many governments - and I can confirm this is correct. The only thing you can do with an IP address is locate a general geographic area. Chris gets a 🏆 for educating the pod in tech literacy. #safespace
Christopher Bouzy @cbouzy
So apparently, the person who started this hoax is telling gamers we are stealing their IP addresses?! Literally, every time you connect to a website, your IP address is shared with the server; that is how the internet works. We can't do anything with your IP addresses.
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Dad The Geek
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In response to Giordana.
I’ll go one further- IP geolocation, which can only be done from the device with the IP address, is not a reliable tool either. It’s based on a database that’s not always up to date. ISPs recycle IP addresses, so the database can have old location information.
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Giordana
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In response to Dad The Geek.
Thank you! I was keeping it simple but this is very helpful for all to know.
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