Can Email Addresses Ever Really Be Anonymous?
The best answer for that is: it depends, and sort of. First, let’s look at a scenario where an anonymous email address would be helpful. If you are meeting people online at social networking sites or on dating sites, you may not feel comfortable giving out your primary email address to people whom you don’t know very well. Instead, you can create a new account that in no way features your name or personal information. You can use this exclusively for situations like the above. When we watch tv, it seems like email addresses couldn’t be any easier to trace. Just do an IP address search, and you’ve got your address owner. In reality, a search for an IP address that you can do at home will only give you certain information: you will find the region that the owner is located (but this can be very broad). An online site that does IP address searches for you will provide you with a little more information, such as the city and state, area code, ISP, the hostname, and the type of internet con
