"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> OK, so they know I came from Google. They still don't know what I searched 
> for. :-P
>

Sure they do. It's in the http header.

My blog stats page gives me back the all search terms people used to reach 
my blog. It does that by checking and recording the http referrer for each 
visit and parsing the search terms out if its a search engine.

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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>> From there, depending what records the ISP keeps, they can probably tell 
>> what username was usign that IP at that time.
>
> This is the part that I doubt.

Why?

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On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:54:36 -0000, "Phil Cook v2"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>
>Spartan being the SAK with blade and corkscew and C2 being the cheapest LM  

>of the price.

Mine was a safety award, so it cost me nada :)
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     Stephen

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>>> From there, depending what records the ISP keeps, they can probably 
>>> tell what username was usign that IP at that time.
>>
>> This is the part that I doubt.
> 
> Why?

What use would an ISP have for recording this information?

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On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:25:19 +0200, "Gail" <gail (at) sql in the wild (dot) co
[dot] za> wrote:

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>"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>>> From there, depending what records the ISP keeps, they can probably tell 
>>> what username was usign that IP at that time.
>>
>> This is the part that I doubt.
>
>Why?
>
NTB ;)
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     Stephen

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Phil Cook v2 wrote:
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>> Ha! You need a Swiss Army Knife for Christmas ;)
> 
> Leatherman; let the fight begin :-)
> 

Honestly, I've heard of it called more a cutaman than a leatherman.

Every time you get it out to use it, you cut yourself.

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On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:27:35 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>>>> From there, depending what records the ISP keeps, they can probably 
>>>> tell what username was usign that IP at that time.
>>>
>>> This is the part that I doubt.
>> 
>> Why?
>
>What use would an ISP have for recording this information?

Can't the police request this info from the ISP for reasons of national security
and calling someone a Paedo?
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On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:29:52 -0500, Tom Austin <taustin> wrote:

>Phil Cook v2 wrote:
>> 
>>> Ha! You need a Swiss Army Knife for Christmas ;)
>> 
>> Leatherman; let the fight begin :-)
>> 
>
>Honestly, I've heard of it called more a cutaman than a leatherman.
>
>Every time you get it out to use it, you cut yourself.

Isn't that a Kukri?
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     Stephen

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And lo On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:12:55 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake thusly:

>>> This still doesn't explain who the ISP is supposed to keep track of  
>>> several thousand computers all concurrently using their system.
>>  To put it another way you're charged per unit (normally megabyte) for  
>> information downloaded to your mobile, how does your telecom provider  
>> know that's you getting that data?
>
> Hmm, OK.
>
>>> OK, so they give the *police* that information. They're not going to  
>>> give it to anybody else, are they? :-P
>>  Oh no of course not, it's also not likely that the DVLA will hand out  
>> information to anyone who sets up a Parking Enforcement company and can  
>> fill in an online form.
>
> I don't follow.

Sorry another story that's been buried under the Green story, private  
companies are by-passing things like Criminal Records Checks to get  
information. All they have to do is fill in a form from the DVLA with your  
licence plate and state that you were illegally parked - et voila the DVLA  
sends back to them your name, address, car details etc.

>>> OK, so they know I came from Google. They still don't know what I  
>>> searched for. :-P
>>  Referrer address = http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=   test
>
>> even features on some sites now with "[IP address] has landed on this  
>> site searching for [test]" even tries to resolve the IP Address to a  
>> place based on the ISP - used to have me as Brum now it thinks I'm in  
>> Cheltenham. And all that without the ISP logs ;-)
>
> Yeah, and some sites manage to figure out that I'm in Milton Keynes.
>
> Do you have *any idea* how many people live in Milton Keynes? ;-)

Over 200,000 last count, but how many searching for "test" at 16:12 on Wed  
02?

>>>>> (Also, what do you mean "sign up to Google"?)
>>>>  For personalised info on iGoogle, you got Gmail?
>>>
>>> ...wuh?
>>  www.google.co.uk/ig
>
> Hmm... mildly entertaining, but... useful?

Got the comment feed from my blog, plus a satellite photo of the UK,  
calendar, and news.

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>> I don't follow.
> 
> Sorry another story that's been buried under the Green story, private 
> companies are by-passing things like Criminal Records Checks to get 
> information. All they have to do is fill in a form from the DVLA with 
> your licence plate and state that you were illegally parked - et voila 
> the DVLA sends back to them your name, address, car details etc.

Oh that's... cute. O_O

>> Yeah, and some sites manage to figure out that I'm in Milton Keynes.
>>
>> Do you have *any idea* how many people live in Milton Keynes? ;-)
> 
> Over 200,000 last count, but how many searching for "test" at 16:12 on 
> Wed 02?

Probably not many. No way of knowing *who* though. :-P

>>>  www.google.co.uk/ig
>>
>> Hmm... mildly entertaining, but... useful?
> 
> Got the comment feed from my blog, plus a satellite photo of the UK, 
> calendar, and news.

Each to their own... ;-)

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