privacy and security favor ipv4, Re: more on aka ipv6 Off-the-shelf

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From: Ed Gerck <[email protected]>
Date: December 15, 2006 11:33:57 PM JST
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Subject: privacy and security favor ipv4, Re: more on aka ipv6 Off- 
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[Dave: for IP if you want]

Exactly because IPv4 allows home/office connections assigned
to a single address, often having many devices connected behind
a linksys/dlink/netgear/etc router, there is a great benefit both in
security (because of address translation to externally unroutable
addresses inside the NAT) and privacy (because no one can pinpoint
exactly what machine is behind an access request).

And, best of all, IPv4 coexists with IPv6, so that people can have
what they want.

As to the "end-to-end" argument, IPv4 imposes absolutely no obstacle
to end-to-end security and connectivity. It just puts the end user in
control
of what end it offers (after all, it's the end user). Current times
support the
idea of the end user being in control.

Best,
Ed Gerck