I don’t think that’s something that needs to be fixed. Your phone (and probably your computer) can randomize its MAC address every time it connects to a new WiFi to make it harder to track you.
Comment on Phones have unique phone numbers, why dont computers have unique computer-numbers?
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Isn’t that what a MAC address is? There is a few ways to ch age it unless that’s been fixed iirc.
pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
jeffhykin@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I’m shocked this answer has so many upvotes. No, a MAC address is not close to a phone number.
- “two network interfaces connected to two different networks can share the same MAC address”
- “Many network interfaces, however, support changing their MAC addresses”
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You ask a question then try to call out an answer? Bold I’ve cotton.
Sure you can change your phone number, it’s called spoofing, or just call your provider and get a new one, sometimes they charge.
jeffhykin@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Fair, I could have said fully qualified number, including country code.
And also fair, instead of saying a MAC could be edited, I should’ve said each phone number has one global owner, while each MAC address could have many owners.
Corrections have been made 👍
skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 6 months ago
[deleted]JesterIzDead@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Not quite. IMEIs are unique to hardware. IMSIs are unique to SIMs
Guest_User@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You will always be able to spoof your MAC address if needed. I don’t see the standard ever changing enough to prevent that.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Though the same is true for phone numbers