Re: googling an IP address

[Chris R <admin () securityindex net>]

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I received alot of emails on how to do this. Its very very simple
simply search for the IP address in quotes 

"x.x.x.x"

If results turn up most likely you will find more information in googles 
cached version. Hope this clarifies things. :)

Chris


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> From: Chris R <admin () securityindex net>
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> While toying around this weekend i googled my own IP address (simple 
> right?, dont know why i never did it before) only to find i could access 
> hundreds of sites cached referrer (spelling?) pages and i could view 
> thousands of IP addresses and where they had previously visited 
(including 
> what they had searched for on various search engines) prior to visiting 
> the site whos cached referrers page i was looking at. Ok that might have 
> been confusing but this strikes me as a breach in privacy? I mean i could 
> literally view THOUSANDS of IP addresses and exactly what they had typed 
> into search engines. This really isnt a HUGE security risk or flaw, but 
> does this strike anyone else as a lack of privacy? Yes i know the idea of 
> 100% anonynimity (spelling?) on the internet is truely a dream, but 
> blocking these kinds of cached pages could easily prevent this type of 
> spying. I googled a few friends IP addresses and surprised them with what 
> they had been viewing only days before and exactly what they had entered 
> into google to find that site. Oh well, any comments? :-/
>
> Chris
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