As we know, the IP address is the number that identifies a computer or, better, a network on the internet. A computer, when connected to a website or another computer, shows up with its IP address, so as to correctly send and receive data packets.
This address can be used to locate the computer, to know what type of browser it is using and also what type of operating system.
Although, as already explained on several occasions, an IP address can be shared among hundreds of computers (because they are composed of a fixed series of numbers and there are not as many as there are devices connected to the network) and it is not that there can give who knows how much information, it can however be used effectively to trace the origin of those who connect with us by going to our website, chatting on Whatsapp, on Facebook or even those who read our email .
Without having to work as a hacker, there is a simple trick trick that allows you to trace anyone's IP, see it and even locate it .
READ ALSO: Who can see our IP address and what it can do to us "> IP capture" there are various free services that are very similar, including some that disguise themselves better and have more options.
1) Grabify is the first to try, a link generator that tracks and records the IPs of those who click them .
To use it, just paste a URL like www.navigaweb.net and get the tracking link to share with the friend whose IP and probable location you want to know.
The main advantage, however, is that this link can be disguised in many different ways to deceive even the most suspicious if they are not careful.
For example, the link to click can be of the type: goo.gl, youutube.gq, gyazoo.cf, dropboxx.ga, faecbookk.ml, faceboo.ml, join.ga and others.
The choice of this domain can be done after having generated the IP tracking and capture link, by pressing on the drop-down menu at the top "Select Domain Name".
The second option allows you to choose an extension to the link, for example jpg or gif if you are sharing a photo or .mp4 if it is a video (nothing prevents you from sharing a real Youtube video with this method).
Whoever clicks on this link (do not fear anything), will show me his public IP and its probable origin (considering that the same public IP is shared among many people, it never leads to a person's home address, and his location is almost always inaccurate, telling us that I am in the center of Rome while I live in the suburbs or even make a mistake completely in the city).
On the page of the generated link, an Access Link is also given, which is the one to be saved to check the IPs of those who clicked.
The site also generates a goo.gl Google link, to camouflage a link reliably.
On the results page, there is a switch to hide access from bots (Hide Bot), i.e. programs that run on the internet.
If you find access to our link from the USA, they are certainly those of the BOT.
2) IPLogger is another IP capture service, to trace IP and locate them from a link that can be shared on Whatspp, Facebook, via email or via website .
The service is similar to that of grabify, but with an additional function: it allows you to generate the html code to be used to embed an image or photo in a web page or in an email.
The image can also be invisible and hidden, so that whoever opens the message cannot suspect that it is being tracked.
The advantage is that whoever receives the image or who opens the web page is immediately registered without having to click anywhere.
The site tracks the IP of whoever opens the image and immediately locates it.
For the less experienced and knowledgeable, I must point out that all this, in the end, is nothing special.
Each website can track the IP of who visits it, know which computer it connects to and where it comes from.
It is no coincidence that advertisements on the internet are always localized.
Furthermore, as explained well in the READ ALSO link above, knowing the IP with which a friend of ours is connecting is not that it can lead us to find out where he lives or where he is precisely, because the location is never precise.
It is not even possible to connect to a computer remotely just because we know its public IP, which is always shielded and protected by the router of the internet provider or by one's own.
This trick can be especially useful to count the people who really click our shared link via email or on a web page and in chat like Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger to get a rough indication (which will then be confirmed) on where it is located a person we chat with, especially if we suspect he is lying.
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