More info about IP thing!

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This paper addresses the type of information that can be easily collected by a website, methods of translating an IP address to a personal or corporate identity, and possible ramifications of the collection of this information.
What is an IP address?
Every computer connected to the Internet is identified by a unique number called an Internet Protocol (IP) address. An individual computer is assigned an IP address by an internet service provider (ISP). When a computer sends data to another computer it addresses the data with the IP address of the destination and includes its own IP address as a return address. So whenever you visit a webpage, send an email, or do anything on the Internet, you are telling another computer your IP address.

Your IP address, at the time you accessed this web page, was XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. The web server hosting this page was able to determine your IP address when you visited the page.

For one device to send data to and then receive data from another device such as sending a search query to Google and the receiving the results in your web browser, the sender must know the IP address of the receiver and the receiver must know the IP address of the sender to send data back to it.

This is just like sending a letter in the mail to a destination and writing the return address on the envelope so the receiver knows where to send his response.

IP addresses are assigned in a hierarchical structure that facilitates routing of information throughout the Internet. As a result, IP addresses that are numerically close to each other tend to be assigned to computers that are geographically close to each other. Therefore, it typically possible to determine the general geographic location of a user.
What is personally identifiable information?
Personally identifiable information is information that can be used to determine the identity of a particular individual.

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (15 U.S.C 6501) includes in its definition for "personal information"

individually identifiable information about an individual collected online, including -

(A) a first and last name;
(B) a home or other physical address including street name and name of a city or town;
(C) an e-mail address;
🍹 a telephone number;
(E) a Social Security number;
(F) any other identifier that the [Federal Trade] Commission determines permits the physical or online contacting of a specific individual;

The last part of this definition (F) addresses privacy from the standpoint of the right to be left alone.

The proposed Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (HR 69 of the 108th Congress) seeks to add:

(G) information that is maintained with, or can be searched or retrieved by means of, data described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).

to the definitions listed above in a bill to protect those not protected by the Children's Online Privacy Protect Act. This addendum would include the use of numbers (such as IP addresses) as personally identifiable information anytime it is associated with any of the other definitions.
Information Collected
When a user visits a website not only can all of their activities including the time of access, all pages viewed be collected but also information about software installed on the user's computer. When an IP address is collected along with this information, the web surfing habits of companies and individuals can be tracked.

Simply by viewing a webpage with a web browser, the following information about the visiting user and his computer can be collected:

1. IP Address
2. Web pages accessed
3. Time of access
4. Any form information submitted including search queries or personal information
5. Web browser software
6. Operating system

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