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If I know the things you post/vote

Post or vote? As you appear to be specifically butthurt about people being able to see how you vote? Or perhaps you would like your posts to not be visible?

I know your general location (from IP)

You don’t.

other usage of your IP (on other websites)

You don’t.

fairly accurate location and profile of who you are

You don’t.

One slip up in a comment or a post and I can probably know your name and address.

Yeah, if I put in my name and address when commenting 🙄

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BlueEther@no.lastname.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Fuck, I’ve been on the internet from the mid 90’s - with very few handles…

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- Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I knew from the beginning that you should always expect the worst.
  Never gave my name or info unless absolutely necessary.
  Even avoided smarthphones until last year, from then it was simply forced upon me since there was no other option for many services.
  
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  - BlueEther@no.lastname.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    meh, my cell phone number and name is even on the internet - the joy of being a site manager
    
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npdean@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Admins can have IPs. What do you mean “you don’t”?

Every IP has a geolocation.

Yeah, if I put in my name and address when commenting

You underestimate how much information we leak through just using the Internet.

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- FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  Admins can have IPs. What do you mean “you don’t”?
  
  Precisely what I said. You don’t. Admins can - you know, like Reddit admins.
  
  You underestimate how much information we leak through just using the Internet.
  
  Yes, downvoting is definitely “information leaking”.
  
  Look, you don’t like that anyone could see how you voted, I get it. That’s your view and it is fine. But stop making it a privacy issue as it isn’t one.
  
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