I ask the above for the following reason. Say some Hannibal Lecter type takes serious umbrage at something you have written in Answers is there any way that he, or a computer geek, could find out your identity?
heavenlyhaggis
2006-08-03 11:45:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Yes. Your profile(s) provided Hannibal the following:
heavenlyhaggis
d.perrot@btinternet.com
Yahoo Questions & Answers
Your IP address is visible when you IM, email, chat.... From your IP Hannibal can follow that to your provider, to a general physical location.
http://www.geobytes.com/iplocator.htm
http://www.dslreports.com/whois
Do a vanity search on yourself. Pretty freaky, huh!?!
There are many ways to find the idenity behind a web persona.
2006-08-03 12:34:20 · answer #1 · answered by r0bErT4u 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
The short answer is no, no identifying data is displayed on the Answers page. The only way anyone could do it is if they gained access to the actual Yahoo servers somehow which is incredibly unlikely. And even then they could really only get your IP address which isn't the magic bullet some people think it is and, in most cases, it would tell them nothing about you except what company you access the internet through, which is utterly useless obviously.
2006-08-03 18:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by Bamba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember, when doing anything online, not to give your real details, even when joining yahoo. give an email address, that doesent have your true details either..nothing i do online has my genuine details. Its simply not safe. You only need worry if you gave your real details to yahoo...if so, why? get a real post code from the phone book, fone number of a hotel, age and dob made up...if the details are "real" but not yours, or, collectivly, anybodies, the systems will work and accept them. Never give your details to anyone. As for answers, i frequently click peoples icons to see previous questions/answers, "provided" details, to decide how, and on what level to answer thier question best.
Ps. you have 13 best answers...well done!
2006-08-03 19:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by ben b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Yahoo! Answers record / have records or peoples IP Addresses and as far as I know, the only real way for someone to 'get at you' is by hacking into Yahoo's systems and having a good look around.
However, I'm sure that Yahoo! will take and/or have taken 'steps' to prevent such a thing happening.
However those who choose to reveal their Yahoo! Messenger names leave themselves at greater risk, since you could attack them using Yahoo! Messenger, maybe even send them a dodgy file or direct them to a dodgy website and eventually gain access to your computer.
Great question.
:-)
2006-08-03 18:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by The Techie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of the people who work at yahoo would have access.
Some of those people MIGHT be willing to take a bribe to hand out the info.
With a court order, yahoo would release the info to law enforcement officials.
Or, someone could hack into Yahoo.
so, it is theoretically possible.
2006-08-03 18:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you click on your avatar it will take you to your profile page - there is a button that says something like 'what the public can see' and, I believe, that is what others see about you. I noticed you have too much info on yours. I hope I don't on mine - I have checked it and always double check, I hope I haven't missed anything.
I'll tell you something though - it's easy for someone to know a lot about you if they take the time to read all your answers. You've just reminded me to be more careful. Thanks for your question.
2006-08-03 21:09:54 · answer #6 · answered by Curious39 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You and the rest of you chicken *** little b****es stay off then, you people and your identity crisis's are a f -ing joke people like you make others Hannibal type's it's like the how much is? or were can i go? it starts with were are you? forget it Muppet!.
2006-08-03 19:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Yahoo Answers you can choose a different name to be known by so if your Yahoo I.D is miss A you could be known on Answers as Madam abc so no-one would know
2006-08-03 18:50:47 · answer #8 · answered by madamspud169 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just about anything is possible, but why worry about it, a meteroite could land on you tomorrow or that illegal immigrant that moved in next door could blow you up.
Don't worry too much over the little things that you can't control. Relax.
2006-08-03 19:07:49 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like Hannibal will be having 'haggis and chips for his dinner then lol
2006-08-03 20:42:08 · answer #10 · answered by richiesown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋