• RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Why should we care? So address space may run out eventually - that’s our ISPs’ problem.

    Other than that I actually don’t like every device to have a globally unique address - makes tracking even easier than fingerprinting.

    That’s also why my VPN provider recommends to disable IPv6 since they don’t support it.

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      5 months ago

      Because people in countries with ISPs that are unable to provide IPv4 (e.g. too expensive) can’t access GitHub easily.

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      5 months ago

      that’s our ISPs’ problem

      If the Internet means for you a way to access Facebook, Netflix, Google and YouTube, yeah.
      But if it means a network to send something to another computer then it’s a huge problem.

      Because ISP won’t care if you can accept connections or not. They don’t care about decentralization and being able to host stuff yourself. Most consumers just want a pipe to big services and not to their friend’s house.

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      5 months ago

      That’s the dumbest thing I’ve read today… Your ISP is fleecing you and you’re happy with it.

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        5 months ago

        What the fuck are you talking about? My ISP supports IPv6 just fine, but following my VPN’s advice I disable it (on certain devices at least) for privacy concerns. And it makes exactly zero difference in functionality.

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            5 months ago

            It’s Proton VPN. Lack of IPv6 support is a downer but I wouldn’t call them shit.

            Edit: maybe elaborate why you deem IPv6 so crucial? As I said: everything works just fine without.