An IP address is an address used for internet communication. It is not your name, but it can reveal your providerThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More, rough location, or company network. A VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More can change which IP address the visited service sees.
Why it matters: It is one of the technical traces you commonly leave online.
