IP addresses, string of numbers that identify computers on the Internet, should generally be regarded as personal information, the head of the European Union's group of data privacy regulators said Monday.
Scharr acknowledged that IP addresses for a computer may not always be personal or linked to an individual. For example, some computers in Internet cafes or offices are used by several people.
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So do you agree or disagree with this stance?
Personally I think that an IP, if the IP is held for a long period of time, if correlated with a person's surfing habits, could easily paint a picture of what the person is about and is into. For hopefully, the vast majority of people out there, they aren't "In" to anything strange.
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