IP adderess accurate location tracking?
Posted by Warm_Month7140@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Apologies in advance for my lack of knowledge I'm not techy at all. I'm looking to get some insight into how or if I can find an accurate name or location linked to an Instagram or tiktok account.
Backstory: I've had this tiktok and Instagram account not only veiw my profile every day for almost two years, but dm me on multiple occasions stating personal info and crazy stuff. Not scared or anything I just think it's rediculus at this point and want to fuck with them right back lol, like find their moms Facebook and send it to them, or put instant mash potatoes on their front lawn.
CAN anyone help me, tips tricks, know a guy? I'm in Canada aswell don't know if that helps
Warm_Month7140@reddit (OP)
I realize this might be the wrong thread to post on, maybe if someone has a better thread for this?
CoronaMcFarm@reddit
Yeah it is and that being said an ip address will give you the city at best, it is not that accurate.
Sophiiebabes@reddit
Can confirm. My IP shows as a city about 200 miles away!
idle-tea@reddit
Nope. Not in a technical way at least.
But if you're willing to play investigator odds are very good that any given account has clues. If someone posts pictures around town it's very likely you can find signage that indicates a specific business and then you can find out where it is, do that a few times and possibly find out what neighbourhood they likely live in.
Things like that.
Warm_Month7140@reddit (OP)
No there’s absolutely no posts or followers on any of the accounts, that’s my issue lol
teraflop@reddit
First of all, this doesn't have anything to do with computer programming. Secondly, no, it's generally not possible.
If there was a way to just run a computer program and learn the real identity of anybody's Instagram/Tiktok account, don't you think everybody would be doing it constantly?
Instagram (or Tiktok or whoever) knows the IP address of any given user, but they're not going to tell you that information without a court order or a search warrant. And even if you had it, you'd need another court order to get their identity from their ISP.