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farfatched
63 days ago
My OS gives me IPv6 privacy addresses out-the-box which rotate every few hours.
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throwawaypath
61 days ago
The prefix is your globally unique identifier. "Privacy addresses" provide zero privacy.
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ButlerianJihad
61 days ago
“Privacy addresses” are named because in the beginning, your auto-generated IPv6 would incorporate your hardware MAC address verbatim, and many people consider the MAC address to be PII.
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throwawaypath
61 days ago
Hard to believe the committee thought that was a good idea.
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