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1. xvecto+W4[view] [source] 2021-06-05 22:32:49
>>lxm+(OP)
I wish services didn't store IPs at all.

If abuse is an issue, why not hash the IP with a nonce?

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2. uses+Y6[view] [source] 2021-06-05 22:51:45
>>xvecto+W4
Hm, I'm confused, usually the whole point of storing an IP is in case the visitor uses the platform to do something illegal, like a death threat. Without the original IP law enforcement can't subpoena the ISP, etc. But also as someone else said, if you use a nonce, and I think you mean salt, then it can be cracked nearly instantaneously anyways due to the small space of IPv4 (~4 billion).
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3. ed2551+X9[view] [source] 2021-06-05 23:24:17
>>uses+Y6
Wouldn’t be relevant for a news website.
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4. LatteL+Oa[view] [source] 2021-06-05 23:32:58
>>ed2551+X9
I wouldn't be so sure, lots of papers have comment sections and they're pretty rammed with death threats on any social issue sadly...
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5. ed2551+kr[view] [source] 2021-06-06 02:48:23
>>LatteL+Oa
Oh jeeze with comments enabled anything goes.
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