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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 355132" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>That kind of information is readily available from your browser regardless of what OS you're running (and always has been since the dawn of the Web). You can tweak it to some extent to fool certain websites that might cater to IE, but keep in mind that your presence on the Internet is a two-way street (in other words, when you connect to the Internet, it also connects to you). </p><p></p><p>This is one of the reasons that running a firewall is important. Also, if you're running a router of some sort, the IP address people display is your public IP address (the IP of your modem, not your PC). Since ranges of publc IPs are assigned to ISPs and that information is a matter of public record, it's easy for some web toy to determine your ISP and sometimes even your general location (i.e. the UK).</p><p></p><p>So, in short, this is nothing to worry about and is certainly not because your computer is lacking in security features.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 355132, member: 24098"] That kind of information is readily available from your browser regardless of what OS you're running (and always has been since the dawn of the Web). You can tweak it to some extent to fool certain websites that might cater to IE, but keep in mind that your presence on the Internet is a two-way street (in other words, when you connect to the Internet, it also connects to you). This is one of the reasons that running a firewall is important. Also, if you're running a router of some sort, the IP address people display is your public IP address (the IP of your modem, not your PC). Since ranges of publc IPs are assigned to ISPs and that information is a matter of public record, it's easy for some web toy to determine your ISP and sometimes even your general location (i.e. the UK). So, in short, this is nothing to worry about and is certainly not because your computer is lacking in security features. [/QUOTE]
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