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Overlaps somewhat with /c/floss_replacement and /c/privacy; crossposts welcome
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Where did you copy & paste this drivel from?
If you believe IPv4 NAT gives you privacy, you've probably already lost. Neither IPv4 or IPv6 have privacy built in.
IPv6 nodes can (and typically do) use privacy extensions (RFC 4941) to prevent any tracking of their burned-in MAC address(es).
Your argument of vast IP space in IPv6 is actually a feature - you can change your IP address millions of times obscuring the per-IP tracking you think one must be bound to.
Dynamic MAC addresses are build in to Android and IOS, maybe read up on those (but again, IPv6 can use privacy extensions where you believe the MAC would otherwise potentially be exposed).
What about the Target tracking & bean-spilling case had anything to do with the underlying IP version?
There's plenty about IPv6 that is less than spectacular, but privacy concerns would certainly be no greater than under IPv4.
If you had read right I didn't answer that, I said nothing good for nat While NAT cannot be considered a privacy solution by any mean
Ipv4 doesn't link your mac adress of the device to your ip is what i mean with that "drivel" you say so
Kid, you're stepping all over your own points. Your own words were also "...the use of NAT and NAPT which provided a certain amount of privacy."
You missed the point about privacy extensions in IPv6.
Either way, you've made no point that suggests IPv6 is any better or worse than IPv4 in regards to privacy. It's also not the point or function of IPv4 or IPv6. Your original comment about IPv6 being a privacy nightmare has no basis in reality.
Its true something that can track your device across multiple locations where you connect is a privacy nightmare make your own search you'll be surprise
I'm sorry, you need to go learn a bit about the IP stack and really try hard to not spread misinformation. That was the whole point of why I replied - you're making claims you just can't back up with any kind of reasonable argument.
You're being tracked while on IPv4 as it is, so please, stop with any claims that IPvWhatever is going to be any better or worse for you in this regard.