What is an IP Address?
What are IPv4 and IPv6 Address?
IPv4 is the fourth version of the Internet Protocol (IP). IPv4 is also the most widely used Internet communication protocol. IPv4 uses 32-bit (4-byte) addressing. For example: 192.168.10.0
IPv4 can generate 4.3 billion IP addresses.
IPv6 is the abbreviation of "Internet Protocol Version 6", which is the next generation of Internet protocol IPv4. IPv6 uses 128-bits (8 bytes) addressing. For example: 2000:0000:0000:0000:0001:2345:6789:A001
Compared to IPv4, IPv6 uses 128-byte addressing with a larger address space and can produce 340 undecillion (36 zeros) unique IP addresses.
How to Find My IP Address
Any device connected to the Internet has an IP address, which is a unique identifier that your device uses to be recognized by other devices on the Internet or in your local network. If you are using a device such as a smartphone or tablet that is directly connected to the Internet, your public IP address is assigned directly by your mobile operator. On the other hand, if you're using a desktop computer, laptop, or smartphone connected to your local network, your device gets a local IP address from the router, and the router itself gets a public or external IP address from your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
So what is your public IP address on devices? Just scroll up and you will see your public IP address on the top of this page
What Can an IP Address Reveal About Me
Your IP address is the address or logical location of your computer when it’s connected to the Internet, and you store a large amount of personal data in the browser on your devices. Your IP address can disclose, directly or indirectly a wide range of sensitive information about you than you can imagine, including:
Why Should Hide My IP Address
Your computer’s IP address is like your home mailing address. If it is exposed on the Internet, then anyone, including malicious hackers, will be able to locate where you are, and even dig out more of your personal privacy information, including where you live, where you work, your family income, browsing history, account passwords, etc.
The websites you visit also collect information about your age, gender, shopping history, interests, etc. through browser cookies for pushing targeted ads or providing restricted content based on geo-location.
Therefore, hiding your real IP address is very important to protect your online privacy and security.
Simply use a VPN to modify and hide your IP address and location.
Download and install Sonics VPN to your computer/phone/tablet, and access the internet with the new IP address assigned by Sonics VPN. So that both hackers and website advertisers can only get your fake IP address and virtual identity. Go online anonymously without worrying that your personal online privacy will be exposed.