Ok. So I'm an old-school privacy freak, (what we used to call being a red-blooded American) and hate that almost anything and everything is trackable and traceable these days. That said, I'm not really a tech guy at all. I just discovered today that even when I'm out at a Starbucks or library, and I'm on my own computer hooked onto their wifi, I can be identified because my computer has a unique MAC address or something. Many questions...
Is this true? The MAC is truly unique? Why do folks worry so much about disguising their IP address if they have a MAC address that reveals them anyway?
Are MACs stored and kept by the owners(?) of the wifi network?
Do owners(?) of the wifi network know who I am?
I'll probably have follow-up questions.
Extra points to those who can tell me what the thread title is in reference to. UGH! You probably just googled it. I hate what America has become!
Anyway, thanks in advance!
Is this true? The MAC is truly unique? Why do folks worry so much about disguising their IP address if they have a MAC address that reveals them anyway?
Are MACs stored and kept by the owners(?) of the wifi network?
Do owners(?) of the wifi network know who I am?
I'll probably have follow-up questions.
Extra points to those who can tell me what the thread title is in reference to. UGH! You probably just googled it. I hate what America has become!
Anyway, thanks in advance!