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You appear to have intended to respond to this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28743092 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28743092 In any case, ye
by Shared404 5y ago
You appear to have intended to respond to this:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28743092 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28743092
In any case, yes Apple may be within legality to record devices nearby broadcasting their location, but it feels scummy to me.
- jbverschoor 5y agoMacs are randomized. So it’s only when you’re connected to the same network
- Shared404 5y agoMac meaning MAC Address? Those are definitely not randomized by default, even if operating systems tell them to act as if they are. And even then, why would that require being on the same network? I can see my wifi router's MAC without being connected to the network, ditto for your phones bluetooth. Edits because mobile.
- mynameisvlad 5y agoThey are on IOS as of 14: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227
- Shared404 5y agoAgain, that's an OS feature. The hardware still has a set MAC, and the rest of the hardware whos addresses are being reported may or may not be randomized.