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Ah, that makes more sense. I assumed he was referring to the private address assigned to your machine on your LAN.
by cptskippy 11y ago
Ah, that makes more sense. I assumed he was referring to the private address assigned to your machine on your LAN.
- biggerfisch 11y agoEven if he is, it's still information that doesn't need to be revealed. It's not a security issue in and of itself, but if combined with another exploit, it could help an attacker. Good security is all about layers and protecting information. LAN IPs are also useful for distinguishing computers from the same external IP which could help compromise your identity or privacy.