Author/ Zeljka Zorz/ HNS Managing Editor/ Posted on 11 June 2014.

 

 

Summary/ The next major release of Apple's iOS mobile operating system will include an important change: when local wireless networks scan for devices in range, devices running iOS 8 will provide random, locally administrated MAC addresses.

Why is that important, you ask? Well, so far each device has only one unique Media Access Control (MAC) address, with which it identifies itself to every Wi-Fi network whether the user tries to connect to it or not. This allows marketing companies, location analytics firms, and and stores to track the movements of users.

 

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