If IP location details were not protected, the linkage could have been established between Petraeus and Broadwell proving at a minimum the existence of some encrypted correspondence.
Other tools, such as Maxmind, would help find out the physical location of a particular IP address, he said.
To join up data points into a context, common identities are required (for example, a web page view can be given a geographical location by joining up the IP address of the page request with that from the IP address in an IP intelligence database).
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Once plugged into a computer, the device sends out a signal pinpointing its location and the thief's IP address.
The IP addresses were more useful, showing the location of the networks from which the postings had been made, including many spots around the town of Maine where Sayer lived, as well as few from the Netherlands.
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An IP address can be an important clue as to the location of an Internet-connected computer but can easily be manipulated by hackers operating anywhere in the world.
One fundamental flaw, he said, is the relative anonymity provided by the Internet's system of IP addresses, which only identify a user's general location, not a specific computer.
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Amazon, for example, utilizes an IP address locator, to check to see whether the computer someone is using to make a purchase is in a location that makes sense for that credit card holder, says Brady.
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