PeerTube is a cool project, but there is an issue: it exposes peer IP addresses to everyone.
One of the most concerning trends in the modern world is the prevalence of IPv6,
which has the potential to serve as an ID for everyone and every device.
In comparison to the future that seems to be approaching,
shared IPv4 over NAT would be a good old friend.
2025-03-21 · 1 year ago · 👍 Not4uffinonMobile
5 Comments ↓
🌻 softwarepagan · 2025-03-21 at 03:16:
I completely agree but also PeerTube usually has an option to shut this off. Also, if you're using a good VPN (as everyone should be doing at all times) it is less of a privacy concern.
🐐 drh3xx · 2025-03-21 at 07:58:
@softwarepagan the problem with VPN services is they're ripe for abuse either for profit or due to pressure from (or even operation by) government.
👻 darkghost · 2025-03-21 at 09:04:
Second the VPN concerns. You really can't audit them, you can basically only evaluate them from marketing, and you're turning 100% of your data over to them. NordVPN had a somewhat infamous data breach that they took a long time to reveal.
I use VPNs for things like public wifi and personal devices on the corporate network. (We have a non-intranet network for employees with personal devices. Doesn't need the constant reauthentication of the visitor network.) This is because I'll trade the risks of a VPN over an untrusted/monitored network. No extremely sensitive work on untrusted networks such as banking, even with a VPN. I use Proton VPN.
☕️ tenno-seremel · 2025-03-21 at 09:14:
IPv6 addressed still can and do change. Shared IPv4 over NAT creates lots of problems, hindering direct connections, which you do want for, say, video calls, large file transfers or hosting your own stuff. All of that helps big corps retain their control over you.
👻 ps [OP] · 2025-03-21 at 13:59:
Even though I'm a traffic billionaire, I consider a VPN to be wasteful :)