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They're really playing up the ominous tone.
Uh, yeah. That's how IP addresses work.
dude be careful, right now your house is probably broadcasting a street address.
the mailman that drops your mail off? he knows
We sent a SYN-ACK packet and YOU acknowledged it, confirming you are not spoofing YOUR IP address. Now WE share the same sequence number. Most sites do not tell you this is happening.
Compare this to Google's homepage, which is clean, wholesome, friendly, and inviting.
(I don't mind sites that try to scare the user straight, but this one definitely has the unmistakable tinge of AI-generated wording. Make a sense if you click through the links at the bottom to see who created it.)
It really looks ai-generated. It even contains mistakes like saying that my 5yo phone model with low resolution is a high end device. All the text is pretty "generic" and sloppy
Tbh, a five year old phone can absolutely be high end. Mine is four years old and I absolutely consider it high end.
A 5yo phone can absolutely be high end, but definitely not mine lol. It got a cheap soc, low resolution and 2gb of ram
It doesn't look AI generated. It's more likely that they wrote different text templates for different resolution ranges.
Yes. You can either give them your real one, or not. That's the point being made. Actually the point of the whole page is that just loading a website tells a huge amount about you, even if you are behind a vpn and extensions to minimize your fingerprint. You are a product for sale.
Yeah, a bit overly ominous. But my mom doesn't know that's how IP addresses work. And if it scares a bit more privacy mindedness into her, good.
I think this is the idea behind it. Sure it looks sanctimonious if you're already privacy-minded, but then the site isn't for you.
Language and dark mode setting are also funny. Yes, I literally want to share those preferences so you don't serve me a blinding white website in hebrew. What a hacker you are.
Same with time zone. The IP location was way more specific, but if you use a vpn it might reveal some information.
I am pretty sure 90% of the people using the Internet don't know what an IP address is.
Obvious, the address of where you pee.
No, it’s where I pee…. It’s not a UP address
Relevant user~~name~~sentence.
127.0.0.1
What is the address of everywhere?
Well yes, but most people don't even know that part. I guess it's not the worst thing to tell them?