▲ 676 ▼ Usually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now... (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 224 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is actually just part of stock Android. My Pixel 5 has MAC randomization on by default for new Wi-Fi networks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's per-network, not per-connection. Though that option does exist but is hidden away under developer settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh you mean like per TCP connection? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's not at the packet level - by default on gOS (and a dev option on stock pixels), every time you connect to a network, even ones you have connected to prior, you get a new random MAC. The standard aosp/pixels do one random but persistent MAC randomization. This only helps marginally from a privacy standpoint. Per-connection makes this data point useless, thereby increasing privacy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's per-network, not per-connection. Though that option does exist but is hidden away under developer settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh you mean like per TCP connection? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's not at the packet level - by default on gOS (and a dev option on stock pixels), every time you connect to a network, even ones you have connected to prior, you get a new random MAC. The standard aosp/pixels do one random but persistent MAC randomization. This only helps marginally from a privacy standpoint. Per-connection makes this data point useless, thereby increasing privacy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh you mean like per TCP connection? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's not at the packet level - by default on gOS (and a dev option on stock pixels), every time you connect to a network, even ones you have connected to prior, you get a new random MAC. The standard aosp/pixels do one random but persistent MAC randomization. This only helps marginally from a privacy standpoint. Per-connection makes this data point useless, thereby increasing privacy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's not at the packet level - by default on gOS (and a dev option on stock pixels), every time you connect to a network, even ones you have connected to prior, you get a new random MAC. The standard aosp/pixels do one random but persistent MAC randomization. This only helps marginally from a privacy standpoint. Per-connection makes this data point useless, thereby increasing privacy. permalink fedilink source parent
