
| It's your IP address, and with this innocuous little number people can find out lots about you. Try it yourself by clicking this link What are my details? | ||||||||
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| For instance what town/city and country that you live in, who your internet service provider is and therefore probably your telephone company. With a little more investigation whether or not you have a fire wall, whether it is a real one or the one that XP includes for free. They can tell what browser you are using and even how many colours your video graphics card is set at. | ||||||||
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| They can tell what ports are open on your pc by software like MSN Messenger ( click here for reasons why you shouldn't leave this on when you are not using it ) creating a tunnel into your most sensitive information. | ||||||||
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