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Dec 26, 2009

On the apparent anonymity of the Internet. We remove the mask


Let's talk about anonymity on the Internet. Initially, creating your site, I even planned a category of articles on it. But, never wrote a single article. Although: "The question, of course, an interesting ...».

I will try to address this issue, both from the technical side and with the user. On the technical side, however, briefly - at the very not much experience in the matter, and it is boring. But by the simple user, try a little to tell, both on circumstantial evidence, to email, nickname and domains to their sites, look for people on the Internet. For complete and absolute work of my methods do not pretend to - I do not kulhatsker, and a simple user. Let's start.

Many beginning Internet users think they are anonymous. And be honest, behave in the network is not quite as behaving in life. And they are deeply wrong in this delusion. Even with the technical side, IP-address of your computer is always transmitted in the network. And the concerned service can "shake" your internet provider, when asked what he belonged to a subscriber at any given time. Even I, who have information about visitors, and aypishniku can roughly see where visitors come from. I do this using WHOIS-service, which many in the Internet. You, even now, you can also find out how you personally see the network (service - My IP Address). Similarly, working system of statistics of external services that I use on the site, and who use all the other webmaster and services in the network.

Of course, you can use a proxy server to change the IP - they can be configured in any browser. However, it turns out, they also pass the source IP-address in one of the parameters. And, if the site hosting the Software is installed, then the original IP can identify. That is, complete anonymity is not provided and the use of proxies as anonymizer. Moreover, they are both free and paid. Accordingly - slow and fast, in terms of speed of data transmission.

Alternatively, there is still socks-protocol, which, in principle, actually changes the IP address of his Socks-server. This method works like a proxy server. Information from the computer goes on the server service, and then, with a changed IP, the network.

This cheerful note, the technical aspects of anonymity in the network I stop to consider. Next, we consider real cases from his experience of finding people online.

Search your contacts with the man on the domain of his site

Need to find a contact with the author of the website may arise from various causes. For example, you want to place his ads or get advice on the issues covered on the site. A contact form on the resource is not available. As for me, so there was no need for such good reasons. I had to contact the author of the site on the deployment of its resources, articles from this blog, without complying with the rules of copyright content. Articles published without any mention of the source and without respect for their structure. And it was published without a simple thematic tex links, which are often very strongly complement the main content of articles. This is done by machine using different software.

I found this site by accident. Naturally, I had this reaction. To find there was just the domain of the site. To find the postal address of the owner of the site I used the Whois-service. Introduced in the search form data on the domain, its name and got the data. They are open, and, as a rule, e-mail address and name of the owner of the domain is present. Other data, up to residential address, as specified during the registration of the domain. But recently, web designer, finally got the opportunity to conceal personal information from public viewing. In general, the issue was settled, and the article removed from his site.

REM: So, you have the opportunity to learn information about me. Mmm, yes ... it is difficult to maintain your site and remain incognito. :)

Find people by e-mail

Life on the Internet without e-mail is not possible. If you are registered address for a single use of fictitious data to a free service, you will find the common man would be unlikely. But when you are actively using this address, then there is another matter.

Banal search using the search engine results for «name@mailserwis.zona», will show any reference to the address on the sites. Namely: your profiles on forums and other services for communicating, domains, sites that are in that mailbox are registered and so on. Thus, it is possible to make contact with the man to know his name and the city where he lives.

Knowing the city and the name, you can download the phone book and try to come with him on bond. Similar case describes one of the authors infoproduktov. Then the buyer does not have an address for sending the product and he had to go for us on the phone. The reaction of people was then, surprised, but there is no hacking techniques are not used.

Even easier with people who have boxes on Mail.Ru. If you have an account there, then going under the authorization of service "My World", just change the address bar of your browser to link your username to the login target mailbox. Will be released something like: «http://my.mail.ru/mail/Login/». Accordingly, you will come into the world of the subscriber created during registration. At least the name and last name will be there, of course, if they are not invented and people used the service open.

Another point, which concerns the people leading your Internet project. At any hosting site is the ability to create a large number of mailboxes that will have an icon after the "@" domain name site. After all, take, for example, the same «@ mail.ru». «Mail.ru» - here a web address. I have this to the fact that the domain name by copying and pasting it into your browser, you can click on «Enter», and go to the website owner's domain. You will be on the main page of a Web resource. If this is not the postal service, of course - then you will come to service.

REM: Oops ... And why it is all about? After all, you can now investigate all the secret and the gray part of my past and present on the Internet. :)))

Find people by nickname (login)

The incident happened when I did not find the man and his site for his email. The case occurred recently, and is connected with my newly open forum (http://vladekas.com/forum/). It registered person and put my claim that I tyryu his ideas. Not knowing a dream, nor spirit, neither he nor his site, had to spend time and find his project. Registration email it was with the domain site, but not the one he had in mind. Had to drive in search of his username, alias domain site. Then these parameters coincide. And you know, strangely enough, I found his profile on one of the free services of online diaries. There were also references to two of his site, one of which has sought a niche site for learning the use of the Internet novices, as well as name and date of birth. True if the past I really do not know. But, it does not matter. The result is a private correspondence with him, I deleted our intercourse with him at the forum on his own request.

The essence of this story is. Many users of the network, and including myself, use their same nicknames (he same login, it is ASA) at different sites (forums, blogs, social networks). It is on these names can also go to the person. Not fact, of course, that another user on the other resource does not use the same nickname.

Perhaps, in this this article I will conclude. Techniques described are simple and obvious. Rather, they are not open to most of you. Not always, they will work. But, the article in general, and does not purport to be complete, and probably ever will be written by another more complete.

REM: And this ... All that I have described, please use to improve your communication network, and not for other purposes, OK.

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