@emptywheel I wonder if Freedumb will let NSA chain on "shared a power adaptor with..."https://twitter.com/gazoombo/status/481446846594686976 …
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@gazoombo Interesting. Does the computer go, "Oh, I see power adapter x25ncg28 is my lifeline now"?
@emptywheel :) it's certainly aware of it. Tested with different adaptors around the office (same model) and got different #'s back.
@gazoombo Interesting. So we have to see if Apple store collects that kind of data?
@emptywheel yeah, I kind of doubt it's broadcast anywhere by default, but who knows.
@gazoombo One of those doubts, however, that keep being proven wrong.
.@emptywheel The implications of unique identifiers on devices aren't always considered by engineers. Noticing them in surprising places.
.@emptywheel One place where we _do_ see issue of unique identifiers considered is iOS 8's MAC spoofing capability:
http://boingboing.net/2014/06/12/apple-adds-privacy-protecting.html …
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