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Ars Technica Oct 26, 2023

iPhone privacy feature hiding Wi-Fi MACs has failed to work for 3 years

“From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/iphone-privacy-feature-hiding-wi-fi-macs-has-failed-to-work-for-3-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise

“From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14.

Ars Technica

@arstechnica Apple headline syndrome at work here.

From the article: “In fairness to Apple, the feature wasn't useless”