XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: nospam@nospam.net   
      
   For Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi, does Windows have the capability for...   
   1. MAC randomization *when scanning*   
   2. MAC randomization *per access point*   
   3. MAC randomization *per connection*   
   4. Did I miss any critical timer periods?   
      
   BACKGROUND:   
      
   The motherships (Apple & Google & Samsung at least) are starting to be   
   aware of the privacy flaws inherent in having a permanent MAC address.   
      
   So they're sloooooooooowly providing, release by release, the inherent   
   capability to randomize your MAC address during those three tasks.   
      
   This article back in 2014, shows the danger of NOT randomizing Wi-Fi:   
     "When scanning for wireless networks, client devices like the   
      iPhone periodically broadcast identifying packets that include   
      the MAC address. In recent years, a number of firms have taken   
      advantage of these broadcasts to track individual devices as   
      they move around - for example, some retail outlets use MAC   
      address-based tracking to record the path that consumers take   
      as they move through the store, allowing long-term measurement   
      of shopping habits and better placement of sale materials   
      and advertising."    
         
      
   And, this line in that same article shows the dangers with Bluetooth:   
     "The city of Houston's TranStar traffic monitoring system,   
      for instance, uses the MAC addresses from Bluetooth devices   
      to measure traffic flow on city streets."   
      
   The question I'm asking for this Windows newsgroup is whether Microsoft has   
   added this capability to randomize the Bluetooth & Wi-Fi MAC during 3 times   
   a. When scanning   
   b. When connecting (per access point)   
   c. When connecting (per connection)   
      
   An example of these types of settings on other platforms might be this:   
     Random MAC on every connect   
      
   Although it has implications for your home router LAN setup for static IPs.   
     Static/Reserved IP address   
   --   
   Posted out of the goodness of my heart to disseminate useful information   
   which, in this case, is to try to learn about Windows MAC randomization.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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