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newscracker on Oct 10, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: A decentralized web would give power back to the p...

A static IP brings along privacy and tracking concerns when public facing servers/services are mixed with personal browsing and use. Even if ISPs are handing out IPv6 addresses, it would be better for people to get addresses that do change often or on demand.

p1mrx on Oct 10, 2016 [–]

You can't reasonably expect ISPs to provide anonymity; that would be like asking the Post Office to change your mailing address on demand.

It makes more sense for ISPs to focus on efficient delivery, while anonymity is handled by things like overlay networks.

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