What does an IP address tell somebody?

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>>61351797

>>61353055
Exactly, they can use your city information and correlate it to the timezone to approximate your availability times. It can be abused to share (false) information while you're unable to reply, knowing your city/country may also lead to your political beliefs and poison you through that. If you have a vulnerable system, or one that runs a server for example, they can deny others from your service through DDoS. But the IP only useful in context. If they can't know you personally, you can usually disclose your IP without much fear. Do note that to connect directly to your PC and network (for web and p2p connections), an IP is pretty much required for a two-way communication, and many systems implement a "middle man" that acts as a proxy to hide your IP. It is generally accepted that sharing your IP address is not considered secure by nature, but that is the only way to communicate with your computer. Try using it for its original purpose and stay safe anon

Your country and ISP. It can provide more specific location info but it's not reliable, one IP may give you their exact street while another places them on the other side of the country.

>>61353055
that you're a cuck

>>61353055
they know ISP
and depending on the ISP they might know where you live and how close that is also depends on the ISP
comcast & viasat you're pretty much shit out of luck to guess where someone is and might get the correct state. time warner you'll probably get the right city in most cases..

>>61353055
>that IP address
LMAO

https://geoiptool.com/en/

Use a vpn.
It costs like $3-$5 per month.
Don't be a cuck.