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That would normally be called CGNAT. Yes, that does change things somewhat... except what's actually going to happen is that people will record the port number
by Dagger2 8y ago
That would normally be called CGNAT. Yes, that does change things somewhat... except what's actually going to happen is that people will record the port number and the time as well as the IP, and the ISP is going to record every single connection you make in a big database, and then bill you for the privilege of doing it. Law enforcement will still be able to identify you, now your ISP has a record of everything you've done, and you're still dealing with the headaches of NAT all the time. Doesn't really seem worth it to me.
- 4bpp 8y agoAs far as I know, several court cases in Germany have confirmed[1] that the mapping of dynamically assigned IP to customer identity may only be stored for 7 days. I imagine the same upper bound, or an even tighter one, applies to the records you are talking about. [1] https://www.e-recht24.de/news/datenschutz/10387-datenschutz-speicherung-ip-adresse.html https://www.e-recht24.de/news/datenschutz/10387-datenschutz-... (in German)
- pseudalopex 8y agoISPs use port logs for the same reasons as address logs so I imagine a court would treat them the same.
- Dagger2 8y agoAround here I'd expect something more like a 7 year minimum to be more likely... Limiting the timeframe does improve the costs and the privacy impact, but the ISP will still need to build and run all of the logging infrastructure, and the end result is that you'll still be identifiable.