Is there any way to visit someone's web site without them seeing?
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Anonymous
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An acquaintance of mine has a web site, I want to visit it to check it out but don't want them to know I did.
Is this impossible? |
Anonymous
| Unless they know your IP address, I think you'll be ok. |
Anonymous
| agree with PP. Unless it's like an S&M site or they're someone you are stalking (or who is stalking you), shouldn't be a big deal. it's possible that if they have a program that tracks hits on the site, you might get an automated email or something, but who cares? |
Anonymous
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Depends entirely on how many hits they get and who else generally sees their site, and from where you are checking. And, what they check. Even if they just use some of the basics, you get information on each unique visitor. It might be as vague as Verizon, Washington DC, if you live in DC and use verizon at home. It might be as specific as YOUR COMPANY NAME, Washington DC.
If you work someplace even semi-big, and you're the only person they know who works there, they'll have a pretty good idea it's you. If you live in a unique place, and they know you have comcast or verizon fios or whatever you have to access the internet, they might guess it's you. But if they get lots and lots of hits, rarely check, and you access via some fairly bland way, they might suspect but not know. |
Anonymous
| Of course, it's pretty easy to look up an IP. |
Anonymous
| I have a work website and track it fairly often via google analytics but all I see is the city location. I can also see the referrals - so, if someone clicks on me through yahoo mail I see that (but not who's account) and if someone clicks through a blog roll I see that. |
Anonymous
| I'm so curious as to why you don't want them to know you visited their site. |
Anonymous
Exactly. I don't think we should tell you because you seem creepy OP |
Anonymous
| PPs, you both are out of line. What is wrong with wanting to visit some the site and remain anonymous? Maybe OP is shy, does not want to show the person extra attention, etc, etc. I'm sure you both have had instances where you were curious about something but didn't necessarily want others to know about it. |
Anonymous
| <--to "visit some site" (sent too fast). |
Anonymous
| Use a library computer. |
Anonymous
This. |
Anonymous
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OP here, thank you. I may just use a library computer, but it's very helpful to know that most people don't bother to scan through every address and are probably just getting a snapshot of who is browsing the site.
I'm flattered that people think I'm some sort of creeper or doing something devious.  I think it's pretty common to check up on people, be curious about them. Not necessarily saying it's the healthiest or most sane thing in the world, but I'm certainly no danger. I want to see what someone from my past is up to (not an ex) and don't want to give her the satisfaction of knowing I'm checking up on her!
I googled her and found that she has a web site, for her profession, and in the preview section where google shows you a line or two of what the site says, she is quoting something we worked on together and looks like she is taking credit for it! "I'm responsible for..." which is fine but a entire team of us worked on it and it's not exactly accurate. It's the past and doesn't affect me, but I wanted to see what else she said. Like I said, won't defend myself that I'm the most secure or together person in the world but I'm not dangerous. |
Anonymous
| If you have Gmail, you can add the site url to your Google reader and read it through that. |
Anonymous
Eh, not necessarily that creepy. I have a family member who has (what he thinks is) an anonymous blog. I like to read it, at times, but I don't want him to know I'm reading it. Mainly because he thinks he's anonymous and I don't want to convince him otherwise. Or, hell, maybe I'm creepy and I don't know it. |