Faces of the Daily Paul....

"You assume that more "skill/ability" means more information..."

On a side note, I was not implying a persons skill would give them more information out of an IP.

The point I was making here is that if a skilled hacker knew your IP address he could dig through your computer and more then likely find something in there containing your address (think IE cookies).

There are an infinite number of ways to make the IP to address connection, even without being an all powerful government entity.

By assuming "All the better to round you up with, my dear.", we are assuming the government would not be operating under constitutional conduct, or law.

Because of this, most of what you claim is completely irrelevant. The arguments you make, apply only under an entity operating under constitutional law.

If the circumstances were that the government were proceeding to "round up" Daily paul users (which would of course be unconstitutional, and unlawful), you could then easily interpret that they would seize any information, including your Identity and location, from your service provider.

Taking these two circumstances into account, we can assume with 100% certainty your location would be discovered. A prime example of this is child pornography "rings". When discovered, and investigated, these people are always located using the two sources we are talking about here, server logs once confiscated in conjunction with ISP logging. (unless someone made it easy for them and used there real name, credit card info for registering, or for purchasing an item).

My IP is Static, it has been for many years. The only time it changes is if the Cable modem itself is rebooted, unplugged, or is subject to a power outage. It is not uncommon for me to have the same IP for months at a time.

A Dynamic IP address is one normally associated with a DHCP server (router), and is normally very generic. However, you still have a very specific IP that is assigned to your cable modem, which can be used in the exact same way as a static IP address when it comes to location.

True with a Dynamic IP address it would be more difficult to identify a specific user on a network, however this fact is rather besides the point taking into consideration the nature of the circumstances we are speaking of.

Regardless of the above, even if you did a ipconfig /release, and then ipconfig /renew (manually change your IP) in a command prompt, a record of all these addresses is kept at your ISP, and the dates in which you had them along with other information. This log file at your ISP is all it would take to make the connection.

For me, one of the most pleasant surprises about China was the popularity of umbrellas as a fashion statement and a practical way to protect one's skin. Of course, the beauty of it starts to wear off after the first few times you nearly lose an eyeball in a sea of sharp ended umbrellas and people! hehe

Pale-skinned and blonde foreigners tend to get the bulk of curious attention. The beach scene here is quite inverted. In the daytime during the summer, the beaches are pretty empty. Maybe just a few fisherman, some people walking along the water with umbrellas and the children etc...but in the evening, the beaches fill up with couples going for romantic walks and families enjoying the seaside.

I'm sure they must think I am nuts when I show up at high noon with a bottle of baby oil and mere sunglasses. haha!

"You never speak so I have to guess you're not free" - The Raconteurs

Took that pic a few months ago, so sunburn has turned into a tan.

What are you fightin' for?
Caught in the middle?
Freedom is only for those with the guts to defend it!

Hey, not like I posted my real name or anything and there are apparently a lot of people out there that look like me. LOL At least I've had a lot of people tell me I look like someone they know.

As for the sunburn, I'm not gonna point it out to you then since you don't see it. I know it's there because I was outside a lot this summer.

What are you fightin' for?
Caught in the middle?
Freedom is only for those with the guts to defend it!