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Re: [GLOBAL-V6]The list of current Issues in IPv6 Policy



Matthew and all,

matthew.ford@bt.com wrote:

> > > >   The single biggest real problem with Ipv6 is the
> > privacy exposure
> > > > to the user.  When this problem is fixed or solved, Ipv6 will be
> > > > much more widely excepted.
> > >
> > > Could you elaborate on why IPv6 is exposes more of my privacy
> > > than IPv4 currently does?
> >
> >   Yes. IPv6 in autoinstall does not allow for masking where IPv4
> > does, simply put.
>
> er, yes it does. For example, WinXP uses RFC3041 privacy addresses *by
> default*.

  That wasn't what I was talking about or referring to..

>
>
> Mat

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