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How to make your address harder to find on the internet

How to make your address harder to find on the internet

If you do nothing else to protect your privacy -- protect your address. If someone can find out where you live, they can jump from the digital realm to the physical realm.

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Jan 03, 2024
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The most significant risk related to online safety and privacy is how easy it is for someone to find where you live using the internet. If a bad actor can locate where you live, they can bridge the digital-to-physical barrier — showing up at your house or having others show up (i.e., Swatting).

Remember our #1 privacy principle: if they can’t find where…

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