'Hosting a live stream server to break anonymity and collect IP addresses
A couple of weeks ago I noticed that once I opened a video file on VLC, a globe symbol appeared onto the playlist near the file name.
I understood at this moment that the video was probably calling a live stream source (like any m3u file, same as those used to get free TV channels / IPTV).
I wonder if the streaming server could be able to get IP address of people opening the file into their vlc media player, and if I set up a live stream server, will I be able to collect IP addresses of people opening the video file linked to the server? I mean, I tried to put a simple URL into a fake .mp4 file, then open it with VLC, but I did not detect any query on the server hosting the URL I put into the file.
I am pretty sure live stream servers use a UDP protocol. Does it prevent IP leak by nature?
Does VLC use a proxy connection between my local machine and the distant server, making this one unable to know the IP addresses of final users?
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