Re: Time to move beyond the 32 bit Internet.

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David Farmer wrote:
> On 6/24/14, 18:55 , Martin Rex wrote:
> 
> > Why would any private individual want to get an IPv6 address?
> > With DHCP IPv4 + NAT (on your Home router) and even more so with CGN,
> > you may have at least a vague chance that your ID doesn't stick out
> > of every IP datagram like a sore thumb.  With IPv6, you're stripped
> > naked for traffic analysis by every governmental agency worldwide, no matter
> > how strong you encrypt your traffic.
> >
> > The end-2-end principle is equivalent to a fairly complete loss of privacy.
> > Really, I'm glad that I can use IPv4 and get a new IPv4 address assigned
> > several times a day.
> 
> But do you really get a different IPv4 address?

Yes, definitely.


>
> In the situation you discuss that is completely up to your provider,
> not really up to you. 

Agreed.  But the national regulator&legislator can help.


>
> With IPv6 my laptop, iPhone, and iPad are continually changing their 
> IPv6 address

Do you really get a new _prefix_ (One than is randomly drawn from
a pool of ISP customers)?


-Martin





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