Can I hide my IP address from ISP?

“Can I hide my IP address from my ISP (Internet Service Provider)?”.

First of all, why would you be interested in doing this? ISP usually logs your online activities and can even ban or warn you if you perform certain activities (e.g. download copyrighted movies form torrents).

So, can you hide your IP from ISP? The answer is: NO. You can not hide from your ISP because they are the ones who assign the IPs.

What you can do is to ensure you are not monitored or tracked when using the internet. You can hide your web browsing habits (e.g. visiting torrent sites) from your ISP by using Tor.

Tor encrypts the web traffic before sending it out. The connection to any website goes from your computer through several computers using Tor. Eventually it the web traffic is decrypted and sent to the website. The response from the website follows the same path and it is decrypted when it reaches your computer. The website you are accessing does not know who you are or your IP address and your ISP will not know what you are viewing.

To sum up, you can not hide your IP from your ISP but you can take measures (for example, by using Tor) to be sure that they do not log your online activities. If you need to change your IP you should also read: 7 Ways To Change Your IP Address.

Happy Surfing!