Why should your IP address location matter to you?

in #whatismyip6 years ago (edited)

 


What is My IP Address has been a hot topic for many years now. People have used many what is my ip websites to check their IP address or to find out what personal information is being revealed by their IP address. 
When you shop online or visit any website lets to read article on dailystrength.org your IP address, user agent, device type, browser is logged. This data is then used for many different purposes. For example if you are buying anything online the auto fraud detection system mostly check if the user enetered details are matching with the user's IP address geograpical locations. This helps online venders to avoid fraud.


Howerver, we know that IPv4 are limited and there is constant switch of IP addresses between different organizations and countries. Therefore, it is possible that an IP address may not be revealing correct geographical location about you. In such cases you can verify your IP address location via what is my ip website and click on "Location" to find registered IP location and match it with your own real location. 


 IP address can also personally identify a person if combined with other factors. Some services can even track your browser history to leanr about your buying behvaiour to sell you goods you do not want. Your IP address is your identity and therefore people prefer to use different tools to hide their real IP address such as VPN, Proxies etc. By hiding real IP address one can get a sense of satisfaction that his activities are not being traced by any third party organizations.  

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