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Tenpoundbass
2013 Jan 24, 10:27pm
Ip ranges are assigned to certain ISPs, then you're broadband modem is bound by your mac address. So even when your ip changes, the new ip can still be traced to you. Public wifi on the other hand, could be harder to track.
Dan8267
2013 Jan 24, 11:42pm
The problem I see is most IP addresses are assigned dynamically, I can do a Ipcofig /release and a Ipconfig /renew and chances are I'll get a new IP address.
Not if you are at home and have a phone company or cable company as an ISP. They used to assign dynamic IP addresses for the sole purpose of trying to extract money from customers who wanted a static IP address for the purpose of running a public server (web or otherwise). But since no one paid for a static IP, they instead relied on DNS or hosting, the ISPs started assigning static IP addresses so that they could track and sell customer info more easily. Government also put pressure on ISPs to do this so that spying on private citizens is easier.
Chances are if you do an IP config / release on your cable or phone modem, your modem will get the same IP.
Best to use an anonymizer proxy when searching for goat porn. Of course, the company running the proxy could sell your info. Tor is the best anonymizer out there and is peer-to-peer. But don't abuse it with heavy traffic because people in even more suppressed countries like China need it.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026178/government-data-requests-to-google-continue-to-rise.html
I can understand if I have an email account, but what about Google searches, how does Google or the governemnt know what data is mine? I do know this much, Google tracks search history using logs assigned to each IP address. So if I use a specific IP address to do all of my searches, all law enforcement has to do is request Google to hand over the logs for that IP address. The problem I see is most IP addresses are assigned dynamically, I can do a Ipcofig /release and a Ipconfig /renew and chances are I'll get a new IP address. Does the ISP really track what user account has what IP address and how long they lease (were using it) for? Not to mention if I take my laptop and go to a coffee shop or a book store, I'm issued a new wifi IP address, this address really isn't trackable by Google, since a dozen different users could be using that IP address each day.
There is your PC/laptop of course, but it's easy enough to delete you browsing history and use a secure delete program to erase the file. Can anyone explain to me how the government can really track your movements on the internet? Seems like an impossible task if the user is take some precautions.