11 | 11 | However, during government investigations (such as the Trump administration's [https://mayfirst.org/en/2017/content-statement-justice-department-demands-dreamhost/ investigation into the counter-inaugural protests]), this information can be subpoenaed and used against us. While most of us have a hard time converting an IP address to a particular individual, the government can use their legal powers to do exactly that by forcing our Internet Service Providers (e.g. Verizon and Comcast) to tell them which customer was using a given IP at a given date and time. |