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Blue Shoes

(220 posts)

5. Can't do much with IPs.

Reply to mahina (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 03:32 PM

Dec 2016

Most people have dynamic IPs so I'll change relatively frequently and when they do they'd effectively become worthless. If you had a static IP and someone was malicious they could denial of service attack you, but that would only stop you from getting online and most residential routers have rather strict rule sets so they probably couldn't even do that.

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Hi computer folks. Could you tell me if our privacy or security would be compromised by our IP [View all] mahina Dec 2016 OP

Just do it if you are worried Egnever Dec 2016 #1

We need more info. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #2

your ip is readable by every place you leave a message & every website you go to. Sunlei Dec 2016 #3

I'm always good but don't know about security programs. mahina Dec 2016 #4

Can't do much with IPs. Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #5

Thank you! mahina Dec 2016 #6

Glad to be here! nt Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #7

blue shoes helped with good advice. I don't know what personal info the hacker got, if anything. Sunlei Dec 2016 #9

One thing that you can do to help hide your IP address is to use a VPN davepdx Dec 2016 #8

depending what you do.... eniwetok Dec 2016 #10