On a separate note about IPv6: I just saw the first IPv6 anon entry appearing on my watchlist. It's exciting! Deryck
On 13 June 2012 13:43, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Kim Bruning <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I noticed that my current IPv6 address appears to be assigned > > dynamically by XS4ALL. I can probably get static if I choose it. But the > > dynamic assignment option does alleviate some people's privacy > > concerns, right? > > One particular concern, which isn't really much different from IPv4. > > And in something like 90% of browser configurations, you're already > giving out a semi-static unique string with every request anyway. > (see https://panopticlick.eff.org/) > > The bigger concern for WMF is the possibility for increased privacy. > > > ps. We all know that everyone needs to switch to IPv6 eventually. > > Unless IPv7 or IPv8 comes out first. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
