Frederic Jacobs
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@FredericJacobs @stroughtonsmith what advantage could this bring? No troll i don't know
iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi networks. Hoping that this becomes an industry standard.pic.twitter.com/oGsZMtydUo
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@stroughtonsmith MAC addresses are heavily used by both advertisers and intelligence agencies to track people's location. - View other replies
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@FredericJacobs @nathan19th@stroughtonsmith@_nb does it then use the real or generated MAC once it joins the network? -
@ndfred @nathan19th@stroughtonsmith@_nb I would assume the real one but have not investigated. - View other replies
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@FredericJacobs@ndfred @nathan19th@stroughtonsmith@_nb dude it would've been nice if you had credited me for that screen&original tweet. -
@lmjabreu Check the link to the image, links to your tweet.
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Saying that WiFi MAC addresses are randomised only to push iBeacon is wrong. Bluetooth LE uses random addresses too. https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/NetworkingInternetWeb/Conceptual/CoreBluetooth_concepts/BestPracticesForInteractingWithARemotePeripheralDevice/BestPracticesForInteractingWithARemotePeripheralDevice.html …
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@FredericJacobs not only that but Mac addresses have no exposed privacy controls, ibeacon does. Silly
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@FredericJacobs is this Apple being privacy conscious or just trying to get people onto iBeacon? - View other replies
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@bengrubb or me sitting in McDonalds with WiFi Kill, killing connections identified as iOS devices??? - View other replies
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@phroghollow you do that? :p -
@bengrubb We all get bored sometimes. :P - Show more
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In iOS 9, location scans and auto-join scans (until authentication) will be done with randomized MAC addresses too.pic.twitter.com/RbSmvgBxex
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@FredericJacobs I feel like I've missed something - what's the benefit of that? Your real MAC will still be in the air if you connect, no? -
@interpipes It's used for surveillance by private companies (analytics) and intelligence agencies. Example: http://euclidanalytics.com/products/technology/ … -
@FredericJacobs Hrm. Then all they'll do is start giving away free wifi using common public SSIDs. If you have tinfoil hat, turn wifi off.
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