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Apple do MAC address randomisation on iOS, right? Does this mean macOS doesn't do that, or that does but you can't turn it off?

• _bxg1 7y ago
  It seems more like Apple to strongarm people into something that's probably best for them - for security, privacy, etc. - than to place limits on their customers just to buddy up with [checks notes]...hotel chains. The removal of an option here could imply that they started randomizing the ones on macOS.
  • spsful 7y ago
    I'd like to see more testing done to see if that's actually happening. Since Apple has a very vocal stance on privacy, I would really hope that is the case.
    • _bxg1 7y ago
      Agreed.
  • cozzyd 7y ago
    That would break DHCP-assigned static ip's if there was no way to disable it, a crucial feature.
• stefan_ 7y ago
  As I understand it, the address randomisation is only for the probes to check if a configured network is present; once you are connected, it uses the real MAC address.