Shoutbox

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Originally posted by joelm
well; people can hack each other and find out where you live with your ip is there anyway i can block my ip from being seen?

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Despite what people say, this isn't quite the case. You need some background information before you can just say that statement is true.

People can only hack your computer if;
1. Your computer is infected with software that has been designed to allow others to communicate with your computer in an unauthorised way. Such as the program will allow someone to access your files, and take control of your PC, or to use your bandwidth for his own purposed (such as spamming). However if they have infected you, chances are very high that, they will have a way to get your IP address anyway.

2. Your computer has software (or it's OS) that has flaws in that allows people to take advantage of your computer. However the odds of this are fairly low.

Other attacks could include a DDOS attack, but people don't do them to normal average people (and even if they do, they won't really do any damage just really slow up your internet).

Conclusion
Having someone's IP address isn't really a big deal, if you're sensible of what you download, use an anti-virus, firewall and a tad of common sense and know-how, you'll be fine with your contacts having your IP address!