ediculous@feddit.nl to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoPeople have been cleaning their ears with cotton swabs for years. What other tools are being inadvertently used wrong?message-squaremessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up1176
arrow-up1176message-squarePeople have been cleaning their ears with cotton swabs for years. What other tools are being inadvertently used wrong?ediculous@feddit.nl to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square208fedilink
minus-squareCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m surprised no place uses IP addresses anymore to authenticate (I was around when Postopia did or whatever that candy themed game place was). Many IP-ban when it comes to identifying rulebreakers, you’d think they’d IP-authenticate too.
minus-squareahal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoImagine if your roommate could just get into all your accounts?
minus-squareCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI know that’s untactical, but I mean as long as IP bans are already a thing…
minus-squaremackwinston@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoCarrier grade NAT. For instance, on our local mobile phone network, thousands of handsets will have the same public IP address.
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I’m surprised no place uses IP addresses anymore to authenticate (I was around when Postopia did or whatever that candy themed game place was). Many IP-ban when it comes to identifying rulebreakers, you’d think they’d IP-authenticate too.
Imagine if your roommate could just get into all your accounts?
I know that’s untactical, but I mean as long as IP bans are already a thing…
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Carrier grade NAT. For instance, on our local mobile phone network, thousands of handsets will have the same public IP address.