this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2023
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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It still is if I'm correct but most operating systems have an option to spoof/randomize your MAC address

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Most modern smartphones will randomize the MAC address for privacy (on Bluetooth too irc). It really killed my crappy WiFi-based people tracker.