Possible privacy / security problem after changing to a non plusnet router
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Re: Possible privacy / security problem after changing to a non plusnet router
23-04-2022 11:35 PM
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Re: Possible privacy / security problem after changing to a non plusnet router
23-04-2022 11:56 PM - edited 23-04-2022 11:58 PM
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To be fair, I have not yet been able to confirm that in respect of "all" or any "dynamic IP address" users.
I have checked some of my referrals whom I believe to be on DYNAMIC IP addresses - some of them ...
- do not have any DNS A+AAAA records (there will definitely be dynamic IP address users)
- do have DNS A+AAAA records, but I cannot be certain that they are dynamic IP addresses (212.X.X.X) - I know that some of them are static IP addresses (81.... and 84....)
For these which do have A+AAAA addresses in the DNS, they also have the DEFAULT rDNS of accountname.plus.com
Is that how it is SUPPOSED to be, infers a recognised standard, as opposed to whatever practice is deemed appropriate within any given organisation.
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Re: Possible privacy / security problem after changing to a non plusnet router
24-04-2022 12:48 AM
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If I don’t want my username to be displayed and potentially captured by a web site I haven’t given permission to. Is there anyway to stop this happening? Other isp’s do just include half of the IP address you happen to be on at the time. Wouldn’t it make more sense and be safer for plusnet customers ? I know I would feel much safer without my username being available to any website that wishes to take that information without my permission.
24-04-2022 6:23 AM
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I would concur with your suggestion that there are better options for the default rDNS setting.
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Re: Possible privacy / security problem after changing to a non plusnet router
24-04-2022 2:56 PM
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@Townman wrote:
To be fair, I have not yet been able to confirm that in respect of "all" or any "dynamic IP address" users.
I have checked some of my referrals whom I believe to be on DYNAMIC IP addresses - some of them ...
FWIW i'm definitely on dynamic IP allocation, and GRC gives:
identify you on the Internet
Your Internet connection's IP address is uniquely associated with the following "machine name":
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Re: Possible privacy / security problem after changing to a non plusnet router
25-04-2022 8:59 AM
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