When we talk about digital safety for activists, the conversation often jumps straight to encrypted messaging apps or strong passwords. These are important, but underneath all of that sits something more basic and often ignored, the IP address. Your IP address is one of the first and most powerful pieces of information you give away every time you go online. It is quiet, invisible, and deeply political. An IP address is simply a numerical label assigned to your device when it connects to the internet. Think of it as a return address for your online activity. When you visit a website, send an email, or post on social media, your IP address helps data know where to go and where it came from. This is how the internet works. But it is also how tracking begins. Most organizations can see your IP address when you visit their websites. This is not always malicious. Websites use IP addresses to prevent spam, manage traffic, and understand where users are coming from. In countries where civ...
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