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Reddit: IP Address Disclosure Puts User Anonymity At Risk * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
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[–] hansl@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

In the 90s everyone could find out your address by looking your name up in the white pages.

Americans became crazy after 9/11 and the patriot act.

Also, don’t use NordVPN. Worst VPN service by a long shot.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

What? Now I can more easily find it in an online directory.