Thats a ridiculous statement.
For someone that has spoken out against ban evaders as much as you have I would have thought that this is the last thing you would have said.
the Pentium 3 for example had a feature that could allow someone to track websites you viewed
Yes, it did, and had other hidden nasties too, but only because the WinHell syndicate wanted it that way. And that drove people in their thousands to AMD.
I can sympathise with the ident issue mentioned by the original poster. It's a long overdue feature that I know works because I, and people I know, have seen it work.
I feel, from a personal viewpoint, that many people on this board do not enjoy broadening their experiences or using a bit of nous to think about suggestions put here. It's all too easy to get into this 'I'll only ever believe in what has taken place on my own little world' and just bag everything else.
In short, unless you've tried it, don't bag it.
Well, there are SEVERAL companies that sell access to firewalls. These firewalls are NOT owned by your ISP and therefore may have not a single similarity to your IP address. Why should people who use these services be penalized?
You may have a valid point here but why is it necessary to access IRC servers this way?