{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"McAfee Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs","author_name":"McAfee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/author\/mcafee\/","title":"Do I Need to Hide My IP Address? | McAfee Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"elaoudMIg9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/privacy-identity-protection\/do-i-need-to-hide-my-ip-address\/\">Do I Need to Hide My IP Address?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/privacy-identity-protection\/do-i-need-to-hide-my-ip-address\/embed\/#?secret=elaoudMIg9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do I Need to Hide My IP Address?&#8221; &#8212; McAfee Blog\" data-secret=\"elaoudMIg9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/300x200_IPAddress.jpg","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":200,"description":"New threats to our online privacy emerge every day, from relatively benign tracking of our activities for marketing purposes, to more invasive measures that can put our security at risk. This has led some people to wonder whether they should take steps to hide their IP address. In truth, it depends on your online activities and what you want to keep private. We\u2019ll look at a few examples, but first, let's get a better understanding of IP addresses."}