Long story short, I clicked a link on my phone that someone sent me. It contained an IP-logger. What information did they get from it? I'm scared because they have my IP, and god knows what other info. How bad is this and what should I do? What can they do with it?
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Answered on Mar 3, 2022
Having your IP logged is not a big deal. Every single site you visit (and every single subresource they load, like ads) gets your IP. All your IP says is what ISP you use, and what general part of the world you are probably located in. Especially if you are using a phone your IP changes often (e.g. as soon as you switch to a new cell tower) and you probably already have a new one.
So don't worry too much about someone knowing your IP. But still, visiting shady websites isn't without risk, it's just not directly related to IP logging.
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