Hi Morgana~ looks like we might have a minor bug? your last post duplicated with exactly the same time stamp ............. I will keep an eye on it as I have seen that happen once before in the last few days.

Derekeftink: it is totally not possible, particularly for the likes of Google. Let me give you an example. I am in the UK using a common broadband provider who is also my Telco. They know my name (they think) my address & phone number...........which must be right, and the bank details from which I pay them.

When I connect to the internet I am assigned a volatile IP address from their address block. This will change every time I log on, and all it will tell a third party is who is my ISP, and which node I am using. All of these are many miles from where I really live.

Similarly, my 56.6 dial up can be contacted from anywhere within the UK and will only give the location of the node that I have selected, when I set the link up.

The only people who could run a trace would be law enforcement and National Security Agencies.............and they would need a court order. And I really wonder how much good one of those would be if I used my account in Hanoi

The only absolute security is to leech someone else's connection. That does not make it untraceable, but means someone else gets the blame

As for geographical location, you will only find that of the ISP.......... assuming that the tables are up to date.