Solve : What exactly can a website see from an IP or ISP address??

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Answer» I was wondering what exactly can a website see when they access your ISP or IP address. For example if I want to register on any website, can it see info about my specific computer, or my name, and any other personal info if it has access to my email as well? I just ask because I'm not familiar with how this works. Thanks everyone!They cannot access any personal information unless you provide them. That is why there are trusted/reputable/safe/secured sites. You could always clear temp. files to manage tracking cookies being STORED on your computer.I think at the very worst they can find out your general vicinity. Even if your IP is dynamically generated (meaning your ISP issues you a new one periodically or if you reconnect your modem), your ISP will still give IPs that a local to your area. This site does it: http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation And just Googling "what is my IP" will give that information to you.Thanks guys! The reason I was wondering was because a website I was registered with was able to confirm my IDENTITY when I was using a brand new email address before I could even mention anything. But I guess I had something visible that enabled this.Quote This site does it: http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation This is still reasonably inaccurate though. The only things that a website really has access to are: the browser you're using, the operating system you're using (both of these are held in what's called your "user AGENT"), your ISP hostname, your IP address, and from your IP address, the general area where you're connected to the internet, +/- 50-80 miles.Quote from: jm57 on OCTOBER 17, 2011, 09:58:16 PM ...The reason I was wondering was because a website I was registered with was able to confirm my identity when I was using a brand new email address before I could even mention anything. But I guess I had something visible that enabled this. Your Public IP address is like your house address. The post office knows the names that live there so they can deliver the mail. The Internet knows your Public IP, so the info gets to your computer.Thanks everybody!

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I was wondering what exactly can a website see when they access your ISP or IP address. For example if I want to register on any website, can it see info about my specific computer, or my name, and any other personal info if it has access to my email as well? I just ask because I'm not familiar with how this works.

Thanks everyone!They cannot access any personal information unless you provide them. That is why there are trusted/reputable/safe/secured sites. You could always clear temp. files to manage tracking cookies being STORED on your computer.I think at the very worst they can find out your general vicinity.

Even if your IP is dynamically generated (meaning your ISP issues you a new one periodically or if you reconnect your modem), your ISP will still give IPs that a local to your area.

This site does it: http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation

And just Googling "what is my IP" will give that information to you.Thanks guys!

The reason I was wondering was because a website I was registered with was able to confirm my IDENTITY when I was using a brand new email address before I could even mention anything. But I guess I had something visible that enabled this.Quote

This site does it: http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation

This is still reasonably inaccurate though.

The only things that a website really has access to are: the browser you're using, the operating system you're using (both of these are held in what's called your "user AGENT"), your ISP hostname, your IP address, and from your IP address, the general area where you're connected to the internet, +/- 50-80 miles.Quote from: jm57 on OCTOBER 17, 2011, 09:58:16 PM

...The reason I was wondering was because a website I was registered with was able to confirm my identity when I was using a brand new email address before I could even mention anything. But I guess I had something visible that enabled this.

Your Public IP address is like your house address. The post office knows the names that live there so they can deliver the mail. The Internet knows your Public IP, so the info gets to your computer.Thanks everybody!

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