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We all send out packets with our MAC address, which is supposed to be unique, so it seems like it would be easy to correlate the two profiles, since the MAC add
by prewett 8y ago
We all send out packets with our MAC address, which is supposed to be unique, so it seems like it would be easy to correlate the two profiles, since the MAC address is the same.
Makes me think there’s not going to be an effective technological means of resisting tracking.
- detaro 8y agoThe MAC address doesn't leave the local network, an internet service can't see it. (Sometimes IPv6 addresses are derived from it, but any modern OS should use privacy extensions, which create randomized addresses)
- m3kw9 8y agoThe your local router strips the Ethernet headers (with the MAC address) before forwarding it out to another router