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Re: [Ring] distinct ring-ID for each contact?
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Greg Troxel |
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Re: [Ring] distinct ring-ID for each contact? |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:37:52 -0400 |
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Daniel Pocock <address@hidden> writes:
> Has anybody looked at the possibility of generating a distinct ring ID
> for each contact?
>
> Currently, if some of your contacts are backing up their contact lists
> to one of the larger cloud services, the cloud service can quickly join
> the dots and see who knows who.
Related, I have long wondered about the privacy implications of the DHT.
Suppose I create a single ring id. I then don't tell it to anyone, and
I don't make or receive any calls. But I stay registered all the time.
This would seem to result in association of that id with my IP addresses
as I move around.
Am I confused on this point? Is there a security analysis available
which explains to what degree various adversaries could track me?
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