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03:24:44 on Wed, 17 Jun 2009, Boltar remarked:
>On Jun 17, 11:15 am, "Mortimer" wrote:
>> Oh! So IP6 doesn't use NAT and every computer's private IP address is sent
>> publicly?
>
>Yup. But with IP4 that public address (generally) changes every time
>you connect so it can't be linked to an individual machine beyond the
>immediate LAN.
By who. If its the police you are worried about they can ask for the
dynamic IPs to be traced.
>With IP6 the address is in practice if not theory,
>fixed for your machine permanently. Its essentially like sending out
>your serial number all the time all over the world.
Just like ipv4 was designed to.
>Enough fuss was made about serial numbers embedded on some intel CPUs
>which could be used to id a machine. When this finally catches the
>publics attention I suspect a big stink will ensue.
Why don't they worry about it today (eg Demon's customers who get static
IP addresses - not known as a bunch who fail to understand privacy
issues)?
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Roland Perry |