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Do we really need all the mobile phones and IoT devices of the world to be publicly addressable? Is that even a good thing?
by sethops1 10mo ago
Do we really need all the mobile phones and IoT devices of the world to be publicly addressable? Is that even a good thing?
- paulddraper 10mo agoIf you want to use the internet, you need an IP address. You can share that IP address by putting multiple hosts on the same local network and using parts of the transport later. NAT was invented because of lacking enough addresses.
- buggjenrmf 10mo agoCGNAT is a guarantee that you have plausible deniability on the internet. NAT is also a guarantee that you are not addressable from the internet. It’s a feature.
- paulddraper 10mo agoUntil it isn't. If I want to send you a message (an email), I have to go through some other party. If I want to see what my home security cameras show, I have to go though some other party.