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nospam wrote:
How does iOS handle MAC address randomization when connecting to Wi-Fi >>>>> access points?
by randomizing it. duh.
What's the seed?
Did you ask that question about Android?
I don't recall you doing so.
that's because android is genetically engineered to be seedless.
only apple's have seeds.
The ignorance of the child-like low-IQ no education iKooks knows no bounds.
*All iOS 14 devices have randomization enabled by default*
*as well as Android 10 devices*
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https://cujo.com/mac-address-randomization/>
"This means that MAC randomization is quickly becoming the de facto
standard in the mobile networking industry."
Moving forward with _adult_ discussions, the randomization of MAC addresses
on Android is network based (per SSID), where I was asking whether iOS currently randomizes MAC addresses based on the SSID or not. <
https://d1rytvr7gmk1sx.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/randome.jpg?>
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https://source.android.com/devices/tech/connect/wifi-mac-randomization-behavior>
To dig deeper into what you uneducated iKooks are completely ignorant of
"Not all MAC randomization protocols are the same. They depend on the
manufacturer and the 802.11 chipset a device uses. Randomization
techniques have also changed over time, but usually, MAC addresses
randomize as a device probes new networks around it."
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https://cujo.com/mac-address-randomization/>
Delving further into what you low-IQ iKooks are unable to ever comprehend
"Apple devices make up almost 30% of all mobile devices in the US.
MAC (called Wi-Fi address) randomization was available on all iOS devices
starting from iOS 8 but was OFF by default. I should note that Apple had
left some leaks which tracking companies quickly made good use of:
iOS devices were transmitting their global MAC addresses without
connecting to Wi-Fi networks first."
It looks like Apple followed Android's privacy lead in iOS 14 _beta_ ...
"We saw drastic changes in Apple¢s approach when testing the beta version
of iOS 14, as it randomized MAC addresses daily for every network,
even the user¢s home Wi-Fi network."
But wait... Apple did what in the iOS 14 official release???
"Apple reconsidered its aggressive approach as MAC randomization on
the official iOS 14 release is less aggressive than in the beta.
iPhones randomize their MAC addresses for each network, but only
do that once unless the user decides to forget a network.
An unforeseen caveat is that an iPhone or iPad connected to the
same network on different bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) still shows up
as two different devices based on MAC addresses."
That has implications for privacy, given this next sentence:
"CUJO AI solves these issues without using MAC addresses,
successfully iOS identifying devices on a network
with over 94% accuracy within the first 5 minutes."
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It's telling that you can ask the _same_ question on the adult operating
system newsgroups as on the Apple newsgroups - and the response tells you everything you need to know about the lack of intelligence on Apple ngs.
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