I don't have time for such long answers as my last post to you... ;-)
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Question 1 = is online banking/shopping safe?
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It can be, but there are lots of ifs:
- if you manage your details required to log in securely
- if your particular bank has a secure online service
- if the computer equiptment you use to access it is set up and secured correctly
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Question 2 = Can we hide our static IP address when surfing websites?
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Yes. If you need to, then use an anonymous proxy server.
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I'm sure lots of personal information can be gained from IP addys.
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Not really. With little effort the IP can be traced to the physical location (country) of whomever provided it to the user. With more serious effort the provider (not necessarily the ISP) can be found. Then it's up to someone to put serious pressure (i.e. legal threats) on the provider to give up the owner of the IP. Your IP might be recorded on many sites/services you visit/use, but these records are generally only available to the owner of the site/service.