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"NAT gives you privacy!" :D I mean, I like how sharing my IPv4 address with neighbors under cgNAT makes e.g. torrent monitoring sites (was on HN some time ago?
by floatboth 8y ago
"NAT gives you privacy!" :D
I mean, I like how sharing my IPv4 address with neighbors under cgNAT makes e.g. torrent monitoring sites (was on HN some time ago?) mix several people's downloads together into one list lol… but with actual data analysis it shouldn't be hard to separate my activity and the neighbors'
- bewo001 8y agoAnd telcos are usually required to keep track of cgNAT assignments to comply with legal interception laws.
- Dagger2 8y agoIn the end this indeed doesn't really help you much, because the ISP just ends up maintaining a giant database with records of every single connection that they can use to figure out who did what. And who pays the bill for that? You do.
- floatboth 8y agoWell, e.g. a random forum admin from overseas doesn't really have access to my ISP's database.