--- title: Northampton Computer Repair | Q&A | ip masking description: ip masking | Ask-A-Techi will answer all of your PC or Computer questions. Our aim is to demystify and simplify computer technology for the lay person… --- ## [Northampton Computer Repair](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/) 413-341-3571 12 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060 # Ask-A-Techie, Where you can have all of your questions answered. ## [Can Someone Track My Location When I Send Them An Email?](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/bid/308059/Can-Someone-Track-My-Location-When-I-Send-Them-An-Email) Posted by [Chris Allard](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/author/chris-allard) on Sat, Aug 03, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hs-fs/file-244573773-jpg/images/datatrack.jpg) ](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/bid/308059/Can-Someone-Track-My-Location-When-I-Send-Them-An-Email) ** *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?* [Read More](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/bid/308059/Can-Someone-Track-My-Location-When-I-Send-Them-An-Email) 3 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/bid/308059/Can-Someone-Track-My-Location-When-I-Send-Them-An-Email#comments-listing) Tags: [mobile security](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/mobile-security), [spyware](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/spyware), [Anonymity](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/anonymity), [Anonymous](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/anonymous), [Tor](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/tor), [ip masking](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/ip-masking), [online safety](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/online-safety), [privacy](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/privacy), [internet service provider](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/internet-service-provider), [Ask-a-techie](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/ask-a-techie), [Safe Practices](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/safe-practices), [Security](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/topic/security) [All posts](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/ask-a-techie/all) # Ask-A-Techie ## your question here ## Our Most Popular Posts © 2016 Northampton Computer Repair