What information regarding the visiting computer do the websites gain automatically and keep in their records? I know that they know the IP Address. But, do they also know the Computer Name. Also, if we use proxies to access a certain website, does it also creates different in the information that is carried to them?|||There is a multitude of information that webservers can some of it is actually fairly harmless, and all the information they collect they are legally authorized (at least within the US) to keep on their records.
The information they may obtain (and this also depends upon the website programming):
+IP Address
+IP Location (geological)
+Operating System
+Web Browser
+Recent website visits (through the use of cookies)
+Purchase history (through the use of cookies)
+Computer name
Among some other information that I cannot think of at the moment...
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