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by 8ytecoder 3063 days ago
Usually that's not a reliable way to identify a unique user. Given the prevalence of NAT, re-using IPs by ISPs with DHCP, and a host of other reasons. (That's not to say there aren't ways to fingerprint users across devices and browsers.)
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A service ISPs should offer as standard is regularly randomising your outbound IP from their pool for all but a whitelist you specify. So you can have a static IP for say you work firewall, but are harder to track otherwise
Most ISPs are in bed with the advertisers and tracking. That's one reason I don't use my ISP's DNS.
Do you use googles?