I have yet to see a database that will pinpoint a physical location to a IP address.. The web site Adam sent over said I was in Freehold, which is a few miles away. The only way I know how to do it, is with a court order from a judge telling the ISP where the device is on their network. Even then, with shared access like a cable modem you will only be able to narrow it to a portion of the network, still wont know exactly what house. (Of course, the ISP knows where to send my bill, but I can take my cable modem to any neighbors house and still be online... with the same IP address). --- Jon Heese <dmcforum@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: <SNIP> > I don't personally see this as an invasion of > privacy, but I see it in > the same vein as most things a lot of people > consider such. What it all > means is that every email (and web request, and > every connection you > make through TCP to the outside world) is signed > with an encoded version > of your house address (decodable via TerraServer or > whatever and a > physical exploration of the area). > > Regards, > Jon Heese __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page ? Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/5iY7fA/6WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/HliolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/