user134450@feddit.orgtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Privacy concerns with DHCP (DHCP fingerprinting)English
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4 months agoMost modern operating systems randomize the MAC.
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having the option to randomize the MAC is not the same as actually doing that. There are also a few downsides to random MACs, like captive portals not remembering you on public WiFis.
You are technically correct in saying that it’s not a registration. Instead it’s a sponsoring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponsored_top-level_domain