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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I imagine the reasons include convenience (for the ISP) and the possibility of upselling.

There is at least one advantage to customers: address rotation makes it harder for third parties to track you.