At school, we bear another identity apart from our names. Our names may be good identifiers, but there are several others with matching names. To ride out confusion, we’re allotted roll numbers, which ...

Networks, and the internet, don't identify computers (of any size, even your smartphone) by the name you give them. Computers prefer numbers, and the numbers they use as identifiers are called IP ...

You’ve heard about it before: an unknown online assailant has been inundating someone in your town with bothersome messages. Luckily, even though that person’s profile may be devoid of identifying ...

Your online presence is tied to your IP address. Many people wonder how to change their IP addresses to improve privacy and bypass online restrictions. An IP address is linked to your location, among ...