I recognize its not a firewall like an iron door on your house blocking intruders, its more like the intruders don’t know your address. But it is a layer of security help as per this quote from CISCO

"NAT is a networking feature that can help reduce organizational security risk by hiding internal networks from public networks. By default, outside public IPs cannot communicate to an internal private IP host if there is no pre-existing NAT translation. So, NAT separates public and private networks.

Additionally, organizations that use NAT can implement and maintain multilayer security to block threats and protect against malicious activity. Your edge platform may be able to perform these essential security services."

I understand, I mean if we had Run Out they wouldn’t allow you 1 or 2 they’d be using CGNAT

Technically no. Every household here gets a unique public IP address with an option of turning on a second Public IP if you want it, so there are still IPs available.

https://cloudnetworking.pro/nat-as-a-security-measure-safeguarding-home-office-users-for-two-decades/

I realize its not 100% security but this article lists security benefits. https://cloudnetworking.pro/nat-as-a-security-measure-safeguarding-home-office-users-for-two-decades/

It was already in effect last year when I had to get an ETSA. They wanted my:

• twitter account: don’t have one
• facebook account: don’t have one
• WhatsApp: don’t have
• Instagram: don’t have
• LinkedIn: OK, that I have

Yep, you can turn off some of it with the flags settings https://pureinfotech.com/disable-ai-mode-address-bar-new-tab-chrome/

I’m not flying in that thing, I want my giggle back.

The stats show people are using it for things like multiple my meal by 18% tip, or give me web link to x product. Instead of using a calculator app, or re gular search. Meanwhile the AI companies are having to build power station. People are stupid, and we will ruin out world because of idiots

Block your TV MAC address from accessing the internet at the router level. Local LAN phone apps will still control TV . but for streaming stuff you will want a raspberrypi loaded with Kodi or jellifin

Its looking like our future will be buying dumb industrial display panels and running a RaspberryPi as your streaming service device

In general its just wasteful use of power for answers that are easily found in other ways.

I’d say it is impressive since seniors typically have slower reflexes than the younger crowd

Most areas are a mixed bag of all colours, and nobody cares. You may still encounter a racist or two, but it is not overt racism like the USA is displaying right now.

A bag like that at SuperStore (Canada) for us is around $50, but if I go to the smaller chain (Fruiticana) its like $18… I’m always stunned and think they forgot to scan some items

Yes 2FA is good, but most people default to their phone being the tool, but your phone number can be ported by scammers, or is often the target of theft

The solution to that is you purchase a backup key and enroll both when presented with the QR image for new OTP links, or add a secondary FIDO key on some accounts. Then you store the other one in a fireproof box.

Or you use a cryptographic key and print it out using shard tool. The shard tool lets you specify how many splits and how many required for a tebuild. It prints out the shards and you distribute to safe places or people. They are useless by themselves but if you scan in the required amount of pieces the tool will rebuild your cryptographic key

Use a yubikey hardware device, only the person with the hardware in hand and password can unlock your accounts

Just takes a brute force or 0 day vulnerability to get master password access, then they have everything.

Something that seems secure never is online, like the 2017 Intel managetment vulnerability where remote attackers could access your computer by sending a null password, and access your keyboard and camera etc

I haven’t used mine in forever, but if I recall correctly you could encrypt images, docs, zip files etc, and it promted for key password to decryot the document for viewing