Subj : List of IPv6 nodes
To   : Richard Menedetter
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Thu Jan 06 2022 13:59:04

Hello Richard,

On Wednesday January 05 2022 15:55, you wrote to me:

 RM> Hi Michiel!

 RM> 05 Jan 2022 13:41, from Michiel van der Vlist -> Anna Christina Nass:

 MV>> I never understood why providers still issue dynamic adresses to
 MV>> their customers.

 RM> Same here.
 RM> But I learned something.
 RM> It seems many customers see that as a privacy enhancing thing.

There are so many ways to identify a user that changing IP adresses offer very little added privacy I'd say...

 RM> Also some services use the IP to meter free usage.
 RM> I have heared of people that reboot their modem to get a new IP and
 RM> start with 0 MB downlaoded all over ;)

Aha. ;-)


Cheers, Michiel

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