Is privacy possible via internet?
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No whatever you do on the internet can be tracked
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go to internet tools and check your privacy and security settings
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you can't find out what other people are doing on their computer   duh\ndon't be so nosy
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While I cannot say this with 100% accuracy, I will say no.  I believe that your internet connection itself is not confidential.  There are tools such as a packet sniff that can reveal what your activity has been and where you are.  Also, if you recall, Ask Jeeves used to show what other people were searching.
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house, you have a privacy
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You can install a firewall on your PC or buy a router to connect to the Internet through.  The easiest thing is to not "share" any files on your computer.  If you go into 'Computer Managment' in Windows, right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage.'  You can see all the shares on your machines and who, if anyone, is connected to them.  Just un-share everything until this list is empty.
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No. Privacy is very important. Also, I don't want people to get the wrong impression and gossip to spread.
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What do you mean? If you mean ISPs how about one that will help you protect your damn privacy for once. If you actually work for an ISP, send me an e-mail and I'll tell you how to gain 70% marketshare with this approach.
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Yes, certainly.  Every packet sent to or from your PC passes through their routers.  If they really care, it is trivial for them to snoop on all of your traffic.  Even when you use encryption (such as SSL, for secure web pages), only the *payload* (the contents) of the data packet is encrypted -- the "header", which contains source and destination address information, is in plaintext.  The "destination" address of packets outbound from your PC unambiguously identify the website you're visiting.
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It's commonly held that they don't record where you go but I think they probably do.If you are worried than you can take a few precautions.You can use proxy servers and anonymizing services or use a program that 'tunnels' your internet connection through a privacy service but than you have to worry about those guys instead of your ISP.Sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry but unless you really work on top secretive topics just chillout and don't worry too much about it.
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you can use anonymous proxyserver like:\nhttp://www.anonymization.net
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You probably can't, due to privacy laws. And I guess that's a good thing. I wouldn't want anyone to track me that way.
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Google's not objecting on the grounds of privacy, but that it would be too labor-intensive. I don't think that the defense they're using is valid, but there are valid reasons to withhold them.
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No -- that information is protected by various Privacy Acts.
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Sorry, in a public place you do not have an expectation of privacy, though you can probably get the paper to print a clarification and apology so that it becomes public record that you were not getting busted for something.
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ASK THAT PERSON....I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET IT FROM ANYWHERE ELSE HUH? THE PRIVACY THING RIGHT?
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Privacy. See http://www.lrb.co.uk/v22/n08/enri01_.html