Re: web tracking

From: Mimic (dev_at_null.net)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:54:30 +0100

Celtic Leroy wrote:

> MOB <mobrien11@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Yesterday I was surfing on the net and when I opened a particular
>>website, I saw words to this effect: "my computer geek tells me that
>>you're visiting us from ---my city--, ---my state---.
>>
>>I wasn't happy to see that. I'm wondering now, do all webpages that I
>>visit tell the owner or webmaster where I'm from?
>>
>>If I only stay three seconds and then leave, does that information
>>remain on their record?
>
>
> Anything that they can determine within the timeframe of your visit
> CAN be 'On Record'. And YES, there is a way to determine the exact
> location of a visitor within seconds of their arrival. This is how
> on-line gaming hosts determine that you are allowed to play. There
> are laws against gaming across state lines, therefore the gaming hosts
> MUST know where you are located.
>
> Further, this method of determining your whereabouts is limited. They
> cannot determine your house address, nor what you are wearing ;)
>

uh no, it doesnt work like that, the rdns shows you the location and
thats purely based on the way the provider displays the host addresses.
Gameservers decided if you can play or not based on a ping response so
you dont slow down their game if yours is too high.
The only way to give an exact location is to run a trace from the
telephone exchange which would give you the distance from the exchange,
however this would give you a big ol circle, and if youre in a built up
area it might take some time to locat eyour position, of course if youre
the only house on the line its easier hehe ;P 

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