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I've seen the misconception a lot; people seem to think that random websites can grab your MAC like they can get your IP address.
by paradox460 3y ago
I've seen the misconception a lot; people seem to think that random websites can grab your MAC like they can get your IP address.
- Ekaros 3y agoMAC is a weird thing, it is important for ethernet to work efficiently. But in actuality it only travels to about next router from machine...
- jeroenhd 3y agoWith WiFi, MAC addresses become more of an issue (as you're often scanning and roaming), but we have randomisation algorithms for that. The same was true for IPv6 for a while, but that too has been solved a long time ago. For a SLAAC client whose privacy extensions have been disabled for some reason, it's very much possible to figure out your MAC address. This may be a problem on old hardware that doesn't receive updates anymore!