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Some of the more recent disclosures about just how wildly unsecured your personal data is caught everyone off guard - including some of the major governments around the world. Most people had suspected that the powers that be were monitoring Internet and cell phone traffic without ever admitting to it, but the recent release of extremely controversial documents to that effect has led most people to believe that every move they make online is being monitored by somebody.
So, as much as we hate to admit it, it looks like the conspiracy theorists were right all along, and that the vast majority of Internet traffic is being monitored by somebody, somewhere - "Big Brother" is literally looking over your shoulder while you surf.
Other people prowl the electronic pathways for the sole purpose of finding out information about all IP address holders. They want much more than a simple online identity. These guys want it all; name, address, age, sex, employer, income, credit history and any other information that they can "worm" out of you (or your computer).
Your Internet Protocol address is just the first privacy threat you will face online, but definitely not the last. IP addresses allow your computer's unique signal to be recognized and identified. This is similar to a cyber fingerprint. If you have had trouble with a particular site the administrators can bar your computer address and deny admission unless you have found a way to hide your IP address.
The reality here is that governments can and will be actively monitoring people, groups or countries of interest - especially foreign governments, but as for you and me there's very little we'd be doing which would be interesting enough to catch their attention... or at least you should hope so!
So, as much as we hate to admit it, it looks like the conspiracy theorists were right all along, and that the vast majority of Internet traffic is being monitored by somebody, somewhere - "Big Brother" is literally looking over your shoulder while you surf.
Other people prowl the electronic pathways for the sole purpose of finding out information about all IP address holders. They want much more than a simple online identity. These guys want it all; name, address, age, sex, employer, income, credit history and any other information that they can "worm" out of you (or your computer).
Your Internet Protocol address is just the first privacy threat you will face online, but definitely not the last. IP addresses allow your computer's unique signal to be recognized and identified. This is similar to a cyber fingerprint. If you have had trouble with a particular site the administrators can bar your computer address and deny admission unless you have found a way to hide your IP address.
The reality here is that governments can and will be actively monitoring people, groups or countries of interest - especially foreign governments, but as for you and me there's very little we'd be doing which would be interesting enough to catch their attention... or at least you should hope so!
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