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randombullet ,

Here's my IP

42.74.98.48

Here's my device information.

Device: husky    
Model: Google Pixel 8 Pro    
Android: 14
Zoot ,
@Zoot@reddthat.com avatar

But are you on wifi or mobile data, gotta know before doing absolutely nothing with that information

randombullet ,

Pfft if you're a pro hacker you would already know where I live and my mother's maiden name.

The_wild_card OP ,

You are lying aren't you ?

Draedron ,

You cant do anything with the IP. Even the cops would contact the ISP to get more information

Oha ,
@Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz avatar

Nobody cares about ips. This is mine: 193.81.127.151 . Try to find out anything about me exept my approximate location.

Rustmilian , (edited )
@Rustmilian@lemmy.world avatar

Now That's Dope http://193-81-127-151.adsl.highway.telekom.at
Too bad I block autoplay, lol

Gutless2615 ,

Technically nothing but vibes

Rustmilian ,
@Rustmilian@lemmy.world avatar

Maliciously Leaking IP is doxxing, doxxing is illegal.
That said, law enforcement can just request for the IP/Logs and they'll likely hand them over.

Undertaker ,

Oh my... This whole thread is literally the best of 'Do you have something to hide?', 'Why should they use it?', 'What could happen?', 'That's paranoid' and so on.

Really disappointing.

The_wild_card OP ,

Yeah the lemming hive mind

onlinepersona ,

Use TorBrowser is that's a concern.

The_wild_card OP ,

I do for most things but not lemmy i just like jerboa

onlinepersona ,

Oh, it's an android app? Then your IP is pretty much worthless if I'm not mistaken. You should get a new IP every time you make a new connection. Just test it. Go to https://whatismyipaddress.com/ , turn off your data, turn it back on, reload the webpage. Mine gives me a new IP every time I turn off cell data.

Also, there's a TOR android app.

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The_wild_card OP ,

Yeay i use the android tor bruh what did you think ? Also does it matter if it resets ip everytime like isn't it still geo traceble ?

onlinepersona ,

Every website you access without a VPN or TOR has an IP. I'm not sure what you're worried about...

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Zoot ,
@Zoot@reddthat.com avatar

This only works when using Mobile Data. You will most likely have the same WAN address if using WiFi. Dynamic WAN addresses do change periodically, however at the whim of your ISP. Now unless you pay for a static IP address, this local WAN address is also useless. Hell even a static IP address doesn't open you up to much harm.

As far as geolocation goes: IP's are given in blocks, no one will be able to get your precise location, only what ever your ISP is broadcasting.

My location will sometimes show Seattle, other times MPLS, all depends on whichever route it takes.

The_wild_card OP ,

But i have extracted some accurate IP's using grabify tho.

TexMexBazooka ,

Nobody cares about your IP. Admins can see it, they can see mine, they don’t care.

If you want to be paranoid use mullvad and call it a day.

bloodfart ,

Nothing stops them.

Don’t worry too hard about the ip though, there’s plenty of servers still running versions with insecure pms and that seems like a much bigger problem than ip addresses.

What are you concerned about? maybe I can help you figure out a way to mitigate it.

The_wild_card OP ,

Nothing much just ip leak . And i don't say anything on pm that i won't say in public.

bloodfart ,

Well, ip leak would be useful for me if I were trying to figure out your general location, the specific edge device that you’re behind or if I were compiling a massive dataset to find a vulnerability.

In the first case, don’t worry about it. Ip addresses are allocated to the provider and dynamically assigned such that without a huge corroborating dataset or at least a couple of recent delivery records cross referenced to an online order someone can’t reasonably figure out your home address from it.

The second thing is inherent to the design of the internet, but the danger of someone knowing the ip of the edge device you’re sitting behind can be mitigated by securing that device. The easy stuff would be like turning off web console or snmp on wan, picking a good password, making sure its firmware is updated etc. if you’re forwarding ports or self hosting it gets more complex but that’s how you can make it “okay” that anyone could know your ip.

The third thing is complex and at this point requires a fundamental change in the way you view computer&web usage, communication and most likely a subscription to some scrubbing service. Sorry, we live in the bad timeline.

All three can be either mitigated or assisted by the use of a vpn. You have to pay for a vpn, the free options are monetized by bundling and selling the data that goes through them.

If there’s something I missed or whatever, lmk.

The_wild_card OP ,

I use tor for most thing so i am not at all worried about those. But for lemmy i just use jerboa .

bloodfart ,

Get a vpn. It’ll make you less worried.

The gold standard is mullvad paid for with cash, but lots of stuff blocks their exit ips so if you get pissed off by that, use express or nord or whatever gets high ratings from websites that see if their exit nodes are blocked.

Zoot ,
@Zoot@reddthat.com avatar

Tor is also so ungodly slow as a browser. At least in mt experience many years ago. Plus one on the VPN. Best way to stay hidden unless someone REALLY wants to know who you are, and has big money behind them.

bloodfart ,

I just want to comment again and say that the obfuscation that a vpn provides is only one part of concealing your identity. Your browser identifies itself with a unique token every time you visit a website and if that site asks to see your cookies the browser will happily let them, giving another avenue for tracking. Sites often use tracking pixels that report the screen rendering geometry which pretty much identifies your browser and device and if all else fails they can just clock the only motherfucker running arch and ice weasel coming out of the expressvpn chicago node.

Titou ,

The counter-question is : what do you win by doing this ?

Imprint9816 ,

What info would an admin even have? Just my public ip and my email?

The_wild_card OP ,

And your post history but so does everyone else and their cats.

poVoq ,
@poVoq@slrpnk.net avatar

They have no business incentive for it, contrary to most other websites that are funded by targeted advertisement which basically means doxxing their users to advertisement companies.

Omega_Haxors ,

You're connecting to their servers. They're going to get your IP. This is unavoidable.

They can even * [gasp] * read the messages and things you willingly post onto their servers.

Chadus_Maximus ,

I hereby revoke the right of my messages being read by lemmy.ml administrators under any circumstances.

Omega_Haxors ,

I don't think that's enforceable, it would be like if there was a sign that said "do not read me" which some games have done as a joke.

NigelFrobisher ,

I HAVE NO CONTRACT WITH YOU!

southsamurai ,
@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works avatar

Serious answer: nothing except their own lack of access to anything except the ip address and whatever you give them.

But that's easy to counter with a VPN and a bit of common sense.

sudneo ,

Technical measures are impossible in this particular case.
However, I would say that the complete lack of benefits or incentives makes it very unlikely.
Doing so could be illegal and collecting data which is otherwise useless is only a liability and a waste of resources.
Basically the admin own self-interest I would say is what's stopping them. That said, if someone is individually afraid due to a bad relationship with an admin, then personal motives could void the above, in which case, they should change instance probably or use a VPN at least.

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

Always use a VPN. Its mandatory

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