2006-07-23 19:05:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Yes, everything you do on the internet is traceble by the government if they have the need to do so.
2006-07-23 19:07:30 · answer #1 · answered by DL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the tracing information would be stored in the email headers. A very simple way to look at it is that the headers show where the message has been (server IP addresses) and where it originated (your IP address). More information of the same sort can be held at the servers that actually do the processing.
The originating IP, if it is accurate, is really a trace in a nutshell... all the person needs to do is find the ISP, find out what account had that IP at the time, and go from there.
Really, though, you shouldn't be doing anything you'd be worried about over email. As these things go, it's not very secure, and so not even the body of your message is protected.
2006-07-24 02:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might as well consider your email to be public, so don't say anything that you wouldn't want read in court. Anyone with the knowledge can hack into your account. In other words, if someone wants to figure out what computer an email came from, etc., they can find someone who knows how to do it.
2006-07-24 02:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by Aemilia753 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given the fact you are asking the question means everything you do is "traceable."
The Internet is very little different than standing on a street corner, so everything you do over the Internet is seen by someone and can be traced to you.
2006-07-24 02:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way this question is worded it sounds like your up to something.
It is possible to send email and cover your tracks but yes for the most part law enforcement can get your name if it is serious.
2006-07-24 02:11:16 · answer #5 · answered by glenbrent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋