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		teaearlgraycold on Oct 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhones have been exposing MAC addresses despite A... Should we not mark insecure protocols with tremendous numbers of CVEs?

eberkund on Oct 27, 2023 [–]

No, because the advertised additional security may cause people to do things that they would not otherwise have done had they not falsely believed the security claims on the newer protocol.

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