The IP address is something like your network license plate, so even if it is exposed when you are on the Internet (unless you are using a VPN, proxy or similar), it is not advisable to leave visible to outsiders. This is partly because it is possible know approximate location via IP.
Don’t worry, this isn’t real-time location or tracking like in the movies, but something more mundane in which what is usually revealed is the city you live in and your Internet service provider
With an app
To find out approximately where an IP address comes from, you can use the free IP2Location app, which uses an “own database” do geolocation, “without encroaching on the user’s privacy”. From Europe it collects the location of 29 million IP addresses and has an accuracy, they say, of 83.20%.
The app asks you to grant location permission when you open it, but it’s not necessary (nor recommended). Instead, deny permission, enter the IP address whose location you want to know and press the button. You will then know the city, zip code, internet service provider and time zone
IP2Location IP Locator
The IP2Location app allows users to search for an IP address to get IP location information.
Without installing anything, from the browser
In fact, you don’t need to install anything to perform the previous search, because there is dozens of IP geolocation pages
IP location is as easy as the previous app because you just need to enter the IP address and search. The advantage it has is that shows you results from multiple databases (eight, right now), which is good because they don’t always agree.
Whichever method you use, remember that this IP location is always approximate and the results are more reliable when it is a home Internet (fiber, ADSL, etc.) than when it is the IP of a mobile phone that uses data.
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