Recently had brief a conversation with a computer enthusiast.
He made the statement "There are very simple way to avoid being tracked by anyone including your ISP"
When questioned he refused to expand on this subject
At the time my reaction was that this would not be possible for the vast majority of the general public. My thinking was:
Using an ISP requires that said company knows about all systems during connection therefore they are able to track.
Information about an IP address can only be traced as far as the ISP that owns it.
ISP will not reveal to whom they've allocated the address unless it is for legal reasons via the proper agency.
I am aware that it is possible to hide your IP address while surfing and there may be valid reasons for doing so, however I had assumed that ISP would still be aware of activity and the allocated IP address.
Who is correct?
He made the statement "There are very simple way to avoid being tracked by anyone including your ISP"
When questioned he refused to expand on this subject
At the time my reaction was that this would not be possible for the vast majority of the general public. My thinking was:
Using an ISP requires that said company knows about all systems during connection therefore they are able to track.
Information about an IP address can only be traced as far as the ISP that owns it.
ISP will not reveal to whom they've allocated the address unless it is for legal reasons via the proper agency.
I am aware that it is possible to hide your IP address while surfing and there may be valid reasons for doing so, however I had assumed that ISP would still be aware of activity and the allocated IP address.
Who is correct?