[118818] in Cypherpunks
Re: Where's All The Outrage About The IPv6 Privacy Threat?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Clark)
Fri Oct 8 16:06:12 1999
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Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 15:22:43 -0400
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To the Editor:
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) would like to thank you for
publishing Bill Frezza's recent column "Where's All the Outrage About The
IPv6 Privacy Threat?" Mr. Frezza is absolutely correct: IPv6 should concern
privacy advocates.
CDT has been looking into the impact of digital authentication on privacy.
While most of our focus has been on embedded serial numbers and digital
signatures, we have become increasingly concerned with several standards -
IPv6 and cable modems in particular. These standards would likely take
control of information away from the user by creating the equivalent of
Internet ID cards. Unlike the serial number in Intel's Pentium III, IPv6's
gradual standard setting process and implementation have made it difficult
for advocates to focus limited resources already overtaxed by other threats
to privacy online.
We view Mr. Frezza's timely column as an important warning signal. It is
time to put a greater focus on the privacy concerns in IPv6, before it is
too late.
Ari Schwartz
Policy Analyst
Center for Democracy and Technology
http://www.cdt.org
Please contact me directly with any questions:
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