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yyyk on Aug 15, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy

"IPv6 privacy extensions...."

I recall these extensions are just optional. How many implementations actually implement these extensions? I recall Windows 10 had this broken for a year and almost nobody noticed...

the8472 on Aug 15, 2019 [–]

They were broken in the sense that the preferred address would revert back to the permanent address. IPv6 still worked.

yyyk on Aug 15, 2019 | [–]

If the address reverts to the permanent address, than the IP can still be useful for tracking, right?

the8472 on Aug 15, 2019 | | [–]

Yes, that was the issue that was fixed.

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