This guy I barely know who’s in a server I’m in has been kinda weird to me lately and he’s said he’s got my ip adress? At first I thought it was a joke but he sent it to me and now I’m a little weirded out cause keeps joking that he’s gonna come over to my house. I don’t think he’s serious but it’s probably a good idea to try and get a vpn in general right?
How do people see it? And does anyone know what blockers are good? I might try nord vpn but I’m not sure if itll do what I want it to. Sorry I dont really know alot about online stuff!
Edit: thanks for everyone who responded and for being so patient with me! I think everything’s cool now I might just get nord vpn for the sake of it
Someone knowing your IP address isn’t a big deal. Every website you visit has it, it’s how data gets routed across the internet.
You also can’t get someone’s address from an IP address. They can get a general location, but not your actual address. I checked the geolocation of my IP address, and it’s in a different city entirely.
Don’t sweat this guy, even if he has your IP address. He’s either trying to scare you, trying to be cool or is just straight up delusional and thinks he’s a “hacker”
Now did he send you your actual IP address or are you assuming thats your IP address because most of these people dont actually have your IP they make one up and assume someone will believe them.
If the guy told ur ip starts with “192.168.x.x” x as in a random number up to 256. Then its a fake cuz its the ip address ur router assigns to every device connected to identify them. He cant really do shit about that kind of ip address.
Getting your IP address is relatively simple. And you shouldn’t be scared about it, as 1. he/she may not really have your IP address, 2. IP address is almost unuseful, unless he/she has access to your Internet link provider database to get your home/work address.
A VPN will make it harder for people to get your information. But there are some ways of getting info about you even under VPN (not trivial, though). Anyways, VPN is really a must if privacy is important to you.
And last but not least, if you are concerned about this, you can go to the police and show the messages he/she has sent to you.
Unless they are a cop with a subpoena they can’t trace your IP address to a physical address. Sure they might be able to know what town you are in, but not beyond that.
In terms of how they know. If your computer sends data to their computer they’ll have your IP address. As you are most likely NATed behind a firewall they really can’t do much with it unless you’ve opened ports in your firewall.
If someone can know your exact location from an IP, that should be your ISP. So don’t worry about thim having your IP. If you’re a normal user, your IP tends to change every few days automatically. Even if you get a static IP, they can only see a huge location not a specific place. Even a website you visit will have your IP address easily. That is how they target ADs based on your location etc.
If you have normal Internet, reboot your modem and you’ll most likely get a new IP, or just call them and have it changed. All he will know is the suburb of your closest exchange.
Next time you elave the house for an extended period, turn off the modem (first piece of equipment on your address) . Then wait 24 hours to turn it on, and you likely will have a new IP address.
If he tells you a 127. address or 192.168. then he has nothing:joy: If he really has your address then I would be a bit more worried and I would contact the ISP.
If someone has your IP and tells you, they aren’t going to do shit and they probably aren’t capable of doing anything with it. That’s why they told you, threatened, and moved on.
