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minus-squaregeekworking@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoWhen there’s a Captive Portal like the screenshot, many devices use a random but persistent mac for that network avoid reauthorization after any network drop. This will make your access to the specific network trackable.
minus-squareBoring@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBut can’t you go manually forget the network in your device network options to circumvent this?
minus-squarewreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agochuckles in GrapheneOS (per-connection random MAC, for all networks, by default)
minus-squareMolecular0079@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThis is actually just part of stock Android. My Pixel 5 has MAC randomization on by default for new Wi-Fi networks.
minus-squarewreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s per-network, not per-connection. Though that option does exist but is hidden away under developer settings.
minus-squareDark Arc@social.packetloss.gglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’d assume after a certain amount of time or after moving far enough away from the network it “forgets” the last randomized MAC address? It doesn’t really make sense to store these things long term.
When there’s a Captive Portal like the screenshot, many devices use a random but persistent mac for that network avoid reauthorization after any network drop. This will make your access to the specific network trackable.
But can’t you go manually forget the network in your device network options to circumvent this?
chuckles in GrapheneOS
(per-connection random MAC, for all networks, by default)
This is actually just part of stock Android. My Pixel 5 has MAC randomization on by default for new Wi-Fi networks.
It’s per-network, not per-connection. Though that option does exist but is hidden away under developer settings.
I’d assume after a certain amount of time or after moving far enough away from the network it “forgets” the last randomized MAC address?
It doesn’t really make sense to store these things long term.