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Is there a reason I don't want to expose my public IP address? Every server I connect to knows my IP address. Connecting to bittorrent would give you the foll

by lev99 8y ago

Is there a reason I don't want to expose my public IP address? Every server I connect to knows my IP address. Connecting to bittorrent would give you the following information: * Key (IP) to connect to other data sources (but joins will be dirty, IP addresses change, people use multiple ip address, multiple people use the same ip address). * ISP name * Rough location (mine says I'm in a suburb about 20 miles away, when I'm actually in the city) * Which files you have and are willing to share. * Which files you are requesting. There is no PII, and the only thing interesting would be to do location analysis or to try to cluster the files based on taste (people that watch movie A are likely to also watch movie B)

rurounijones 8y ago
> Is there a reason I don't want to expose my public IP address? Yes, I like my privacy. > Every server I connect to knows my IP address. And in this case it is every server plus every peer which is a much larger number of people having this information. > * Key (IP) to connect to other data sources (but joins will be dirty, IP addresses change, people use multiple ip address, multiple people use the same ip address). Not always. IP addresses can be correlated with other data sources. IP Addresses changing depends on the ISP. People using multiple IP addresses isn't always the case. Multiple people using the same IP address is not always the case. > There is no PII IP addresses can be PII depending on who you talk to. e.g. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/eu-dynamic-static-ip-personal-data/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/eu-dynamic-stati... This is just another chink in the armour of online privacy no matter how noble the intentions.
- lev99 8y ago
  > People using multiple IP addresses isn't always the case. Multiple people using the same IP address is not always the case. I think sharing ip addresses, and using multiple ones, is probably the most common case in The United States. Most households have multiple internet users and one ip addresses. Most people have a cellphone connected to the internet. A lot of people access the internet in locations like offices, school, and libraries.

by lev99 8y ago

rurounijones 8y ago

> Is there a reason I don't want to expose my public IP address? Yes, I like my privacy. > Every server I connect to knows my IP address. And in this case it is every server plus every peer which is a much larger number of people having this information. > * Key (IP) to connect to other data sources (but joins will be dirty, IP addresses change, people use multiple ip address, multiple people use the same ip address). Not always. IP addresses can be correlated with other data sources. IP Addresses changing depends on the ISP. People using multiple IP addresses isn't always the case. Multiple people using the same IP address is not always the case. > There is no PII IP addresses can be PII depending on who you talk to. e.g. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/eu-dynamic-static-ip-personal-data/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/eu-dynamic-stati... This is just another chink in the armour of online privacy no matter how noble the intentions.

lev99 8y ago
> People using multiple IP addresses isn't always the case. Multiple people using the same IP address is not always the case. I think sharing ip addresses, and using multiple ones, is probably the most common case in The United States. Most households have multiple internet users and one ip addresses. Most people have a cellphone connected to the internet. A lot of people access the internet in locations like offices, school, and libraries.