Close window Myth Man MYTH People are anonymous on the Internet FACT Whenever u use the Internet u leave tracks, like digital footprints. These can be used to track down what you've been doing, which sites u look at, who u chat to and even where u log on from. Every Website keeps a record of the computers that look at it. Every e-mail u send passes through other people's computers. There are even special programs to monitor what you're doing. Every Internet-connected computer is identified by a number, called its IP address. Whenever you connect to another computer, it has to know your IP address and might keep a record of it. If that address can be linked to your computer, it's pretty obvious which Websites you've been visiting and which chat rooms u hang out in.