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In the Apple Relay case, the person is deliberately making it impossible for me to determine who they are. It isn't a problem with my peephole.

If there is a problem with my peephole, I'm still not trusting the person at the door until I can check it out and fix it.

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The person at the door is changing one aspect of many and it's not even one that the person may even have any understanding about. They are very clearly saying their name to you.

If not getting a source IP makes it impossible for you to determine who someone is, you really need to reevaluate your identity systems. IP addresses are not reliable indicators of anything, let alone identity.

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