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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.firefox, alt.os.linux, comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless, alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix |
| Date | 2026-07-21 10:53 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nc8qcsFc5a2U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <113kg6k$s72$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <169a81fb5c.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <nc7d0eF167tU5@mid.individual.net> <113n252$1d5g$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <113n5c5$1p2g4$4@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 5 groups.
On 2026-07-21 08:59, Nuno Silva wrote:
> On 2026-07-21, Maria Sophia wrote:
>
>> Carlos E. R. wrote:
>
> Two things:
>
> Yeah, if you want to remove IPv6 from the equation, if you have e.g. a
> "router" device with a wireless AP that can be configured to handle (and
> hand out) only IPv4, configuring it so and connecting through it would
> be a way to be more confident that the issue wouldn't arise.
>
> Were this another network application and protocol, I'd wonder what's
> prompting the software to connect over IPv6, given the VPN should
> provide DNS with IPv4 only, but I'm guessing this is about IPv6
> addresses in bittorrent, either of peers or of trackers.
If the torrent application connects outside of the VPN, this is a bug
that should be reported to the app developers. Or to the developers of
the VPN software. I'm unsure which is at fault.
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-20 02:45 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-20 14:03 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 02:43 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-21 11:18 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 07:36 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-21 19:28 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 14:32 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-07-21 18:31 -0500
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-22 15:40 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-22 18:53 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-07-28 00:36 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2026-07-20 20:47 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-20 21:59 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 02:04 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-21 06:37 +0000
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 03:23 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-21 07:59 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 04:41 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-21 11:03 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 05:47 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-21 12:27 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 14:10 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-21 10:53 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 05:19 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-21 11:30 +0200
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 06:10 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-22 19:13 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-22 09:47 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-22 16:30 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-07-22 21:35 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-22 16:46 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-07-23 04:33 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-23 08:12 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-23 16:23 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Oregonian Haruspex <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-25 04:58 +0000
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-26 14:25 -0700
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 01:38 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-21 07:51 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-21 03:45 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-22 09:37 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-24 11:36 -0700
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-07-22 21:32 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-22 16:54 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix agris <agris@invalid.tld> - 2026-07-22 17:05 -0700
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-22 23:06 -0400
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-07-23 04:50 +0100
Re: PSA: IPv6 browser privacy leaks are caused by the host yet there's a simple fix Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-07-23 16:51 -0400
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