Recently, I downloaded my data archive and found that the auth_token_logs.csv file contains all my IP addresses from the past three years. Unfortunately, my real IP address was exposed a couple of times, which could indirectly reveal my physical location. I have a few questions about this: Visibi…

Hi there, you may want to take a quick read of How to delete all IP addresses? to see where IP addresses are (and could be) stored.

[图片] arandomstranger: Does this mean the database is fully controlled by Discourse, and the forum admins have no access to it? Is this a safe assumption? No, that is not a safe assumption. The forum admins could: use the data explorer plugin to query the database create and download a backu…

@NateDhaliwal The forum in question is hosted by discourse. From what I have gathered: Admins and mods can directly see initial signup I.P and last I.P on the dashboard. User data can be downloaded by any admin or mod on the dashboard, which exposes the entire I.P history for any user.

[图片] arandomstranger: Are these IP addresses accessible to admins and moderators through their dashboard? Can they view them outside the database? yes, sometimes this is necessary if a user needs to be blocked at the IP level (often spammers), if someone creates sockpuppet accounts, etc […

[图片] arandomstranger: Reaching out to admins or moderators isn’t an option, as they are the ones I want to avoid sharing my data with. Back to my general #1 rule: if you don’t trust a forums admins, don’t become / stay a member of that forum.

If you are concerned about IP sharing on the Internet, you are best to use things like VPNs & private browser windows. There maybe other types of up masking services.

如何删除我所有的 PII 用户数据？

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RGJ (Richard - Communiteq) 2025 年12 月 17 日 21:57 6

回到我的总体第一条规则：如果你不信任论坛的管理员，就不要成为/留在该论坛的成员。

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