Tracing IP address

[femchef]

If you send someone an email on facebook can they trace your IP address?

[ronallandottk]

Technically, it's possible.

If it's a case of harassment, like spamming or other forms of online abuse, Facebook itself has a log of IP addresses that access it's services. With a court order, or something along those lines, the log can be accessed and the IP address identified.

If the message is innocent enough, there probably won't be a justifiable reason to disclose the IP address it originated from.

[femchef]

Thank you for replying. An email is also sent to a contact email address letting you know you have a message on facebook, can that email be linked to the person sending its IP address?

[avua]

How accurate and reliable is the IP tracing tool that is available on the website? In terms of pinpointing the geolocation of an IP address.

[WissNX01]

It isn't available to you or I as users. It's probably something the facebook have access to. Accuracy can be good, though it takes coordination with ones ISP.