Hypothetical: A journalist uses some apple computer. If its new, Tails won't be able to establish a network interface, so maybe there is a usb wifi dongle as w

Hypothetical: A journalist uses some apple computer. If its new, Tails won't be able to establish a network interface, so maybe there is a usb wifi dongle as well. When entering boot mode (restart with option key pressed), in order to select Tails, wifi networks are shown. You are suggesting that Apple is leaking the MAC address of the computer to all AP before Tails is even selected to boot from. This suggests that any MAC address randomization the user intended to use for the built in computer wifi or the dongle via Tails will be partially defeated. Many AP will log the original MAC immediately and one (the one chosen for wifi after Tails boots) will log the randomized Tails MAC. Is this correct assumption? EDIT: After rereading it sounds like you are saying they DO randomize probe packets and the scenario I describe above does not occur, NO MAC is leaked during Tails boot selection process on apple hardware. Can anyone confirm this?