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iOS 8 Strikes an Unexpected Blow Against Location Tracking

Posted by Unknown on from the waiting-for-obvious-patents dept.

schwit1 (797399) writes 'It wasn't touted onstage, but a new iOS 8 feature is set to cause havoc for location trackers, and score a major win for privacy.As spotted by Frederic Jacobs, the changes have to do with the MAC address used to identify devices within networks. When iOS 8 devices look for a connection, they randomize the MAC address, effectively disguising any trace of the real device until it decides to connect to a network.'

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  1. Re:Apple Actually Cares About Privacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    lol, your post is a perfect example of why Apple users are universally considered to be naive idiots.