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by sugarfactory 4019 days ago
Why is it hard to track users when DuckDuckGo has access logs (tuples of date/times, ip addresses and queries) and ISPs have a pair of a date/time and an ip address -> a real identity mappings?
2 comments

Well, according to tracker detection service Ghostery, an I.P. address is considered Pseudonymous information, unless you live in Europe, apparently.
IP addresses are not people