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iOS 8 makes it tougher for WiFi hotspots to track your location

Jun

2014

Apple made a hullabaloo over iOS 8s user-accessible privacy controls during its WWDC keynote, but it now appears that some of the biggest safeguards are under the hood. Security guru Frederic Jacobs has noticed that iOS 8 uses random network identifiers when scanning for WiFi access, and will only reveal a devices true ID when […]

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iOS 8 strikes an unexpected blow against location tracking

Jun

2014

It wasnt touted on-stage, but a new iOS 8 feature is set to cause havok 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 that […]

Category CA Technologies Tech Written by The Verge 0 Comments

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