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Why is this such a big deal? When IPv6 is ubiquitous, all IP communication will be 1:1 anyways. In terms of privacy, IPv4 public + private IP is equivalent to
by syntheticcdo 11y ago
Why is this such a big deal? When IPv6 is ubiquitous, all IP communication will be 1:1 anyways.
In terms of privacy, IPv4 public + private IP is equivalent to IPv6 public IP (which every device will have).
- throwaway000002 11y agoThis is not, perhaps, the real concern. It seems browsers, via WebRTC, expose all detected public addresses, so even though your default route may be through a specific interface, the browser will probe all local interfaces and discover all possible public IP addresses. I'll let you figure out how this could be compromising.