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Could Somebody Track My Location Using My Cell Phone's IP Address?

Posted by Chris Allard on Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Dear Techie,

Is it possible for someone to track my location if they had my cell phone's IP address? Someone I know asked me for it recently and I thought it was odd.

 

- Unsure in Idaho

 

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Tags: mobile security, spyware, Anonymity, Anonymous, cell phone, smartphone, online safety, privacy, internet service provider, Ask-a-techie, Safe Practices, Security

Can Someone Track My Location When I Send Them An Email?

Posted by Chris Allard on Sat, Aug 03, 2013

I would like to understand if an IP address on an email gives away your location to an ordinary person, or a person with some reasonable IT savvy.  I was given to understand that a computer's IP address is embedded in a header somewhere in emails sent out.  If I am in city X and send out an email, and I go to city Y and send out another email to the same person, would they be able to discern that my location has changed?  And if yes, how?  And I wonder if you wouldn't mind answering the same question if I am using my IPhone to send emails.  Would it be discernible to the same person that my IP is no longer in city X, but in city Y?

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Tags: mobile security, spyware, Anonymity, Anonymous, Tor, ip masking, online safety, privacy, internet service provider, Ask-a-techie, Safe Practices, Security

Which is better, Cable or DSL?

Posted by Serges LaRiviere on Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Techie,

I’ve been searching around for a new internet service provider since I moved into the Pioneer Valley.  What is going to be a good choice for getting high-speed internet? 

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Tags: dsl, online safety, cable, ISP, internet service provider, PC tips, PC Tips'n'tricks, Windows Tips, Speed up my computer