"I really, really wish there was an active Linux project doing that same
thing. "
Me too. When I was Windows user, I liked "Winpooch Watchdog".
http://sourceforge.net/projects/winpooch/
"End of story. You got nothin'. "
Only because you are knew about danger of 2ip.ru
But all websites(even Trisquel forum) behave like 2ip.ru Only difference is
sharing the information with third party (me, for example).
"to end up in the hands of some flaky trollish newcomer."
If someone wants to remove information about his/her IP, then I will do it.
