Sandbag@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIs moving to IPv6 worth it?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareIs moving to IPv6 worth it?Sandbag@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelemming007@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoAnd can be identified/tracked individually by outside entities. In IPv4, a website sees both my device and my kid’s device as the same IP. In IPv6 they’re different so this just provides more ways for them to track you.
minus-squareOnion6068@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s the reason for rcf 4941. It randomises the host part of your IPv6 address. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4941
And can be identified/tracked individually by outside entities. In IPv4, a website sees both my device and my kid’s device as the same IP. In IPv6 they’re different so this just provides more ways for them to track you.
That’s the reason for rcf 4941. It randomises the host part of your IPv6 address.
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4941