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minus-squaredumblederp@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 months agoMAC addresses go brrr
minus-squareDraconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoEveryone conviently forgets about MAC address spoofing. Some operating systems let you set a Random MAC address on each connection. It’s great. How is it that there are people still unaware of this?
minus-squareMangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHotspot location is still tracked by the cell network though.
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAndroid phones automatically randomize Mac addresses. Although, if you are on Google’s Android, it is possible for Google to keep a list of all Mac addressed used and then work with the hotspot owner to find out your whereabouts.
MAC addresses go brrr
Everyone conviently forgets about MAC address spoofing. Some operating systems let you set a Random MAC address on each connection. It’s great.
How is it that there are people still unaware of this?
😂
Hotspot location is still tracked by the cell network though.
Android phones automatically randomize Mac addresses.
Although, if you are on Google’s Android, it is possible for Google to keep a list of all Mac addressed used and then work with the hotspot owner to find out your whereabouts.