On 18-Dec-21 07:48, Geoff Huston wrote:
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So, to repurpose some graffiti from the 1970’s, we need globally unique
addresses like fish need bicycles! :-)
They have residual value for surveillance and possibly other forensic uses,
which may of course be actively harmful to the user.
But on the other hand, while what you say about economics is undoubtedly true,
don't we want to keep the peer-to-peer option open *as a matter of principle*?
After all, we still have that option for phone calls, even though it's now a
minority usage pattern for mobile devices.
Brian
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