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Plusnet, snooping?
29-11-2009 4:20 PM
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Like many of you I have a web mail address.
The other day after reading my Google mail, I started looking at some of the features on my page.
At the bottom of the page I came across this one where it gives my PCs IP address.
To my horror it also gave a list of two other IP addresses that had also logged into my account.
(IP 87 155 109 114) (IP 87 155 17 201)
I did a trace on these two addresses, only to find they had originated from Plusnet technologies.
So the question I have to ask, is my internet provider logging into my account to read my mail.
Or is there some other benign explanation for these IP addresses to be there.
The other day after reading my Google mail, I started looking at some of the features on my page.
At the bottom of the page I came across this one where it gives my PCs IP address.
To my horror it also gave a list of two other IP addresses that had also logged into my account.
(IP 87 155 109 114) (IP 87 155 17 201)
I did a trace on these two addresses, only to find they had originated from Plusnet technologies.
So the question I have to ask, is my internet provider logging into my account to read my mail.
Or is there some other benign explanation for these IP addresses to be there.
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Re: Plusnet, snooping?
29-11-2009 4:28 PM
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If you are on a dynamic IP address these could well be your old addresses.
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Re: Plusnet, snooping?
29-11-2009 4:56 PM
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You are assigned a dynamic IP when you connect and those two addresses have recently been leased to you.
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Re: Plusnet, snooping?
29-11-2009 5:21 PM
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Thanks for the explanation.
I have just done some research into Dynamic IP addresses ,so I can see how this might occur.
It might be a good idea if Google mail were to point this out as well, rather than just to say that other computers have logged into the account.
Many thanks
I have just done some research into Dynamic IP addresses ,so I can see how this might occur.
It might be a good idea if Google mail were to point this out as well, rather than just to say that other computers have logged into the account.
Many thanks
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