iOS 8 Strikes an Unexpected Blow Against Location Tracking 323
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.'
Re:Apple Actually Cares About Privacy (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah, sure and you have no way of knowing if it's actually disabled.
With Android, you can see the source code, so you know exactly what everything is doing and you can modify it if you don't like it. Google isn't trying to hide anything from anyone, unlike Apple.
Random or pseudo-random? (Score:4, Funny)