Comment on Phones have unique phone numbers, why dont computers have unique computer-numbers?
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
MAC’s used to be static, but then hackers found ways to spoof it. Now manufacturers don’t care to make them static anymore.
Get a laptop with a SIM and you will have an IMEI and phone number, plus 5G.
ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Android defaults to lying about your Mac address, which can be frustrating if you want to manage your home network.
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Really? So I don’t have to worry about them recording my MAC address when I torrent on mcdonalds wifi?
ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Google will know. They gather all WiFi and Bluetooth data in the name of location services.