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0 pointsbawolff1mo ago0 comments

Well yes, the entire point of a private relay is to make it impossible for websites to be able to distinguish between you and a spammer.

There are exceptions to this policy, but you generally need to have a really good pre-existing reputation to qualify https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption

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saagarjha1mo ago

I mean, I am logged in, I feel like that is pretty strong signal of who I am

bawolffOP1mo ago

When anyone can create a large number of sleeper accounts, it isn't really. Its not like you provided ID when you made your account. So the compromise is that if you accured enough reputation you can ask for an exception.

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0 pointsbawolff1mo ago0 comments

Well yes, the entire point of a private relay is to make it impossible for websites to be able to distinguish between you and a spammer.

There are exceptions to this policy, but you generally need to have a really good pre-existing reputation to qualify https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption

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saagarjha1mo ago

I mean, I am logged in, I feel like that is pretty strong signal of who I am

bawolffOP1mo ago

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