netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: ipv6: support Application-aware IPv6 Network (APN6)

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:41:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     mao-linux@...jianwei.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru,
        yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kuba@...nel.org, dave.taht@...il.com,
        lkp@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: ipv6: support Application-aware IPv6
 Network (APN6)

From: "Jianwei Mao (Mao)" <mao-linux@...jianwei.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:43:03 +0800

> After that, network can provide specific performance for Apps, such as,
> low-lattency for online Games, low-jitter for industrial control,
> enough-bandwidth for video conference/remote medical system, etc.

This sounds like a feature that would allow governments to track users
and their activities without their consent.

I'm really not a big fan of this kind of technology and therefore I
think I'm going to pass on this patch for now.

Sorry.