Why is an IP address not an identity? @internet-class
Why is an IP address not an identity? @internet-class
Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
When we exchange data online an internet protocol (IP) address identifies our machine so that it can communicate with other computers. But, for a variety of reasons, that IP address doesn’t necessarily identify us. Although it can in certain cases.

Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).

Part of the internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.
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Why is an IP address not an identity?

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