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> Yes routers learn details about the destination of the packets they carry, but this is not a problem for most purposes. For which purposes is it a problem?
by pessimizer 2y ago
> Yes routers learn details about the destination of the packets they carry, but this is not a problem for most purposes.
For which purposes is it a problem?
- Terr_ 2y agoTypically it involves some entity which can use traffic-data to strip away the privacy people think they have. A simple example might be to determine the true identity of an HN poster: Even with the content encrypted, it's harder to hide the fact whenever Account X makes a post, Person Y is always sending packets to HN.