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The WebRTC spec (as it currently stands) exposes your local IP address. So I hope Apple thinks about the privacy implications of that.

(Right now Tor Browser keeps it click to activate, IIRC)

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Why is this a thing? Your local ip address can be easily guessed. Also, secrecy is not security. I think 'exposing addresses' is a red herring, in such a small address space.

You mean most people leave their routers at default, and have an IP of 192.168.(0|1).1xx? Shocking... shocking I say.

I have to agree... the local IP address really shouldn't be considered a secret, it's also needed for LAN negotiation attempts between localized peers.

I think that's exactly why WebRTC "exposes" it. For p2p negotiation.

That behavior has been changed by Chrome and FF (I think) quite significantly. Please read https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/discuss-webrtc/_5hL0...

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