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How often do VPN services rotate IP address?

When you use a VPN service, you get assigned a new IP so as to disguise you. Trying to identify your location from the IP is useless because they would only be identifying the location of the exit server.

But if this IP stays the same, eventually the cover will be blown. When you access your gmail account, google would know this disguised IP is the new you. Now when you do google searches, google will track your search history as usual.

Wouldn't the VPN service have to change your exit IP address frequently to make you hard to track? Does any VPN service do this?

Anav
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It really doesn't matter, as the NSA servers connect same location VPN provided IP addresses.
EarthVPN
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VPN Providers that provide dynamic(shared) IP addresses will satisfy your request.Be advised to change your connected VPN location frequently for further anonymity.
HELLFIRE
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Said this before, and I'll say it again... VPN is about secure communications over an insecure medium,
full stop. Anyone promising more is selling snakeoil.

If you're worried about being tracked by IP address, then VPN is not the solution to your problem.

Regards
Howzit
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Most VPNs use shared connections, so while you may be using the same IP address, so are hundreds of other people. It would be incredibly difficult to track you and even more difficult officially assign any activity to you.

Furthermore, every time you disconnect from the VPN and reconnect, you're assigned a new IP address.
cptmikey
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You use a VPN to encrypt your Internet traffic. If you want to hide your IP Address you probably want to use TOR. We tested both together on portdefender.net, it works fine. Just remember that you also have to turn off cookies. They can track your cookies through VPNs, and TOR. They even gather info if you have never visited their websites. Take Google for instance. Search the internet for anything, anything at all and google knows about it. Even if you don't use google for your search. When you access a website your browser gives that website your IP Address, the last webpage you visited and allot more info. Cross-site cookies tag you no mater what your IP is. So before you know it everywhere you go you are seeing ads for whatever you were searching for. The only way to hide from the NSA is to turn your computer off, wear a disguise and pay cash.
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said by cptmikey:The only way to hide from the NSA is to turn your computer off, wear a disguise and pay cash.
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I don't think the OP is concerned with the NSA. In the thread starter the OP stated that Google was the only entity the OP was trying to dodge. Maybe the OP is an affiliate marketer with an Adsense account. Maybe the OP used a keyword research tool like Market Samurai. Google has been known to penalize affiliate marketers for using 3rd party research tools.

Zillions of affiliate marketers have received emails from Google that said that they, Google, was going to terminate their Adsense account. Some of those people were making thousands of dollars a month from Adsense. Spencer Haws, he of NichePursuits, was one Internet marketer that Google shut down.

It's frustrating because the termination notice Google sends you is vague and not specific. Many people are left wondering what they did wrong. Those are some good reasons for trying to avoid being detected by big G.

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