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IP Tracking in 4G

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brupala Posted messages 111142 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

When I use my mobile phone on 4G to download data (and not for phone calls), I connect through a 4G antenna from my operator. A public IP address (that of the 4G antenna) is assigned to me by my operator. During this connection, several users share the same public IP address at that moment. I would like to know if my operator could know not my IP address but my subscriber phone number during the data download? (I don't have a VPN). :-)

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    Didoul33 Posted messages 244 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   33
     
    Hello,

    Yes, it's obvious;

    Your operator, when you surf the net, knows that the 06 XX ... used XGo of internet on the antenna of X city at such time, with X ip etc etc
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    1. petitpoussinjaune Posted messages 2 Status Member 2
       
      Thank you for your response. So if I install a VPN, my IP address as well as the websites visited will be hidden from my provider, but they will still have a record of my connection via 4G through my phone? Is that correct? :-)
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      1. brupala Posted messages 111142 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 442 > petitpoussinjaune Posted messages 2 Status Member
         
        He will know that you connected to a remote NAT
        or rather the investigators will know, because your provider doesn't care about what you do, but they have to account for what you do wrong, so they record what you do, they are obliged to.
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      2. petitpoussinjaune Posted messages 2 Status Member 2 > brupala Posted messages 111142 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        The section "nat distant" is very clear. In fact, for an individual connected via 4G, it's impossible to truly remain unnoticed, isn't it? Which is possible with a BOX?
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      3. brupala Posted messages 111142 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 442 > petitpoussinjaune Posted messages 2 Status Member
         
        No,
        not a problem, no reason.
        When you register, you provide a postal address, an email address, a phone number; in the same way, all these identifiers are verified.
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