MAC Addresses & Privacy Spoofing Explained | Go Incognito 5.3

Welcome to Go Incognito, a full guide to security, privacy and anonymity. This is lesson 3 of Section 5: MAC Addresses. This lesson dives into MAC addresses and their impacts on privacy and security. These unique hardware identifiers can be used to track you, but with mitigations can be prevented like spoofing/changing your MAC Address.
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[@deric2606]

When I changed my Mac address, do I still gotta use a VPN?

[@pArthA3036]

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[@redeyesdrogon786]

This videos are fire! Next lesson about to be even better

[@ra5e]

Thank you for this episode. On Windows 10 you can enable Random hardware addresses from wifi option

[@techlore]

Will look into and add to changelog if necessary

[@person-fy8kd]

Same goes for iOS

[@FirstLast-tx3yj]

@@techlore can the website know that i am spoofing or from their pov they have no idea whether it is legit or not?

[@tobybartlett]

I’ve almost pulled my eyeballs out while trying to explain to my mom: “why I turned turned on that green private Private Address switch on all of her devices.”
She the then will inevitably ask follow questions while I’m feeling my eyeball starting to twitch. “Does that mean there’s going to be less signals?” Now I can send your short, easy to understand video to her, rather than explaining it for the millionth time.
Thanks for these videos!!!!!👏

[@rapiddu6482]

On windows 10 recent versions wifi mac randomization is turned on by default. Same with android 10.
Although you have to change the mac of ethernet manually if you want to.

[@suflixguy7050]

I guess most android smartphones now a days are shipping with randomised mac option but still is there a way to verify this ? If yes please recommend one.

[@Meowski_2]

You're kinda like the Tech Version of Superman

[@MattyMagnificent]

Don't stop uploadin g. I really appreciate your videos!

[@MattyMagnificent]

Can you make a video about Zorin OS?

[@cuetTimmonz]

It affect my modem address and have to reboot it? Will I have to call my provider?

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Even trash cans are a threat now, oh dear...

[@techlore]

Correct, Facebook HQ is a fear indeed

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[@blabla9845]

Attention all geeks, how do I change the MAC address of my iPhone? I want to change the Wifi MAC so every time I use my works router / Wifi it's different. The company I work for keeps track if I'm on the internet (via the MAC) so I want to cover my tracks by changing the MAC address every time I log in.

[@nonamenoname2107]

How can i change the mac address on my older android manually?

[@rapiddu6482]

Don't need to if you are using android 10 or above. For wifi mac randomization is turned on by default. And this setting can be chosen per Wi-fi connection basis. So on your phone turned off and on public wifi you don't need to do anything it is turned on by default.

[@nonamenoname2107]

@@rapiddu6482 i mean on older android version like android 9 or so which is not possible by default

[@enochporter]

But I was told it was illegal to mess with the MAC address, sounds like that is not true and lots of people mess with their MAC address all the time?

[@who103]

Common doesnt mean legal

[@tugger]

and yet steam and other license distributors can't get rid of for-rent cheat bots and hackers
cringe