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      stan
      last edited by 1 Apr 2020, 15:14

      Random MAC address Generator: When your phone is connected to Wi-Fi network system generates a random MAC address to avoid targeted ads and protect your privacy.
      what do you guys think of this idea Realme phones are applying it now

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        AppLee @stan
        last edited by 1 Apr 2020, 15:31

        Hi @stan
        I moved your topic to Off Topic as it seems more appropriate.

        Can you explain what are your sources.
        I cannot find any indication about privacy concern by this company.

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          stan @AppLee
          last edited by stan 4 Jan 2020, 15:35 1 Apr 2020, 15:33

          @AppLee
          https://c.realme.com/in/post-details/1243515395466330112

          they are not a privacy focused company by any means but they got an idea i though i should share to try to implement it in UT if possible so what do you think of the idea

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            AppLee @stan
            last edited by 1 Apr 2020, 15:42

            @stan
            Well I think that it's a strange claim.

            I don't see the real value of MAC spoofing in this case.
            You will have ads targeted or not.
            And you'll be identified by your IP address during each wifi session.

            But yeah I think this is an idea and I guess an unconfined app can do this if someone is willing to make this a reality.
            Seems rather complex though and may interfere with OTA...

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              stan @AppLee
              last edited by 1 Apr 2020, 15:43

              @AppLee thank you for your clarification

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                tigerpro
                last edited by tigerpro 4 Jan 2020, 17:54 1 Apr 2020, 17:53

                UT already does this actually, its a feature introduced in NetworkManager 1.2, on new ports it prevents reconnecting to the previous wifi due to the lack of a persistent MAC being specified. I have actually investigated this issue quite a bit which led to figuring this info out, on supported devices I believe it does this as well but it gets a persistent MAC address for each connection, if Im not mistaken.

                Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                  Opolork @stan
                  last edited by 1 Apr 2020, 18:23

                  @stan Sounds good.

                  How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                    arubislander @tigerpro
                    last edited by 1 Apr 2020, 22:06

                    @tigerpro said in Random MAC:

                    its a feature introduced in NetworkManager 1.2, on new ports it prevents reconnecting to the previous wifi due to the lack of a persistent MAC being specified.

                    Is that a feature or a bug?

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                      tigerpro @arubislander
                      last edited by 1 Apr 2020, 23:11

                      @arubislander guess it depends on your POV

                      Whether you think you can, or you can't, if you do not try, you will never truly know. So give it a Go.

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                        A Former User
                        last edited by 21 Jun 2020, 20:44

                        I implemented a constant change of macaddress to Kali Linux by adding lines to the file located in /etc/NetworcManager/NetworkManager.conf mac.png I suppose that in the ubut touch you can do the same thing. With each reboot, the poppy address changes to random, this will protect you from snooping

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