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"Steam doesn't share your IP address with other players. Whenever peer-to-peer networking is needed, for example in a voice chat, that communication is always relayed. However, we don't control what games using peer-to-peer connectivity do."

Hmmmm.... when connecting to another server it's peer to peer... ie a direct connection between the server and the client.. I don't play CS2 so I don't know if you can see the others players IP adress (I tthink you do)... then the other player only had to look up your nick in the list and put 2 and 2 ttogether and voila... he has you IP...

But then he would be breaking the stalker rule...

Originally posted by Egzon:

Some kid on cs2...

Just block them and move on. Don't waste your time .

Originally posted by Thiesen:

Hmmmm.... when connecting to another server it's peer to peer... ie a direct connection between the server and the client.. I don't play CS2 so I don't know if you can see the others players IP adress (I tthink you do)... then the other player only had to look up your nick in the list and put 2 and 2 ttogether and voila... he has you IP...

But then he would be breaking the stalker rule...

Cs2 is not peer to peer.

You interact with the internet at all, it has your IP. What do you expect people to do with it?

Originally posted by Knee:

You interact with the internet at all, it has your IP. What do you expect people to do with it?

To not give it around. For example your ISP should not give your real IP, nor any VPN company should give it to random kids.

Steam also should not do it.

Unless you sit behind a VPN all of the time, your IP is being shared with every site and service you come into contact with. It's how the Internet functions.

And someone having your IP doesn't put you at any great risk unless you're running your computer with completely open ports with susceptible services listening on those ports, which the majority of today's personal PCs aren't doing.

It was a huge problem early on. It's the long standing joke for Windows XP as it was it's greatest flaw on a fresh install. But today, everything is closed off by default. And people are most likely behind a router that presents as a firewall to the outside network.

And while I would agree that a service shouldn't be providing that detail without notice, it's not the risk as some perceive it to be.

You can check the firewall logs see if its their. I don't think steam is the middleman

Originally posted by sandokanski:

Originally posted by Knee:

You interact with the internet at all, it has your IP. What do you expect people to do with it?

To not give it around. For example your ISP should not give your real IP, nor any VPN company should give it to random kids.

Steam also should not do it.

If you think your IP address is a precious secret, then it's your job to protect it. Don't wait until some CS2 kid scares you and suddenly you have opinions. Otherwise if you're depending on the rest of the internet to manage your IP the way you think it should be, well, you're never going to be happy again.

Originally posted by nullable:

Originally posted by sandokanski:

To not give it around. For example your ISP should not give your real IP, nor any VPN company should give it to random kids.

Steam also should not do it.

If you think your IP address is a precious secret, then it's your job to protect it. Don't wait until some CS2 kid scares you and suddenly you have opinions. Otherwise if you're depending on the rest of the internet to manage your IP the way you think it should be, well, you're never going to be happy again.

What are you talking about? It is as simple as the "no public shaming" policy. I'm talking about the companies that receive your IP.
Unless you connect direly to someone else, then that someone else should not be able to get your IP. It is something that already exists. The same with doxxing. No doxxing should be allowed. Now if you directly give your address to someone else, that's a different situation.

Originally posted by Egzon:

Some kid on cs2 game was yapping and calling others bots. I added him on steam to see If he is enough man to even talk in call and not be just a keyboard warrior. He was asking my address on chat and told stuff like I will be graped. Like typical keyboard warrior stuff. He called me on steam, he didnt say anything and stopped call after 2 seconds and started saying "I got your ip"

Is that really possible or is that just a keyboard warrior who watched too much sigma hacking edits?

They are simply trying to scare you. There isn't much of anything they can do with your IP. Just block and ignore them.

If you are that worried though, then you can turn off your modem for 15 minutes, then turn it back on. They should assign you a different IP address. You could also call your ISP and request a different IP.

Remember, most IP addresses are dynamic (they change), unless you are paying for a static IP (always the same IP) address through your ISP.

Any site you visit, any MP game you play, all get your IP address. I think Steam's Voice chat is also a direct connect to the other user, so yes, they may be able to get it that way too. Your IP is not considered private or personal information.

Originally posted by sandokanski:

Originally posted by Knee:

You interact with the internet at all, it has your IP. What do you expect people to do with it?

To not give it around. For example your ISP should not give your real IP, nor any VPN company should give it to random kids.

Steam also should not do it.

My IP adress is 127.0.0.1 :-)

On all my devices.

Originally posted by sandokanski:

To not give it around. For example your ISP should not give your real IP, nor any VPN company should give it to random kids.

Steam also should not do it.

Originally posted by Knee:

What do you expect people to do with it?

Originally posted by Egzon:

Some kid on cs2 game was yapping and calling others bots. I added him on steam to see If he is enough man to even talk in call and not be just a keyboard warrior. He was asking my address on chat and told stuff like I will be graped. Like typical keyboard warrior stuff. He called me on steam, he didnt say anything and stopped call after 2 seconds and started saying "I got your ip"

Is that really possible or is that just a keyboard warrior who watched too much sigma hacking edits?

Just another Tuesday in CS2, lol.

I don't play CS2, but kids like him will.never be taken seriously. They're all bark, no bite.

Originally posted by Thiesen:

Originally posted by sandokanski:

To not give it around. For example your ISP should not give your real IP, nor any VPN company should give it to random kids.

Steam also should not do it.

My IP adress is 127.0.0.1 :-)

On all my devices.

That's my IP too.