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Comment by Brian_K_White

3 months ago

why randomize a mac address?

If everything you print has the same fictitious serial number, it's still a stable identifier that can be triangulated.

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banku_brougham  3 months ago

Got it. Then why the first step of go to the effort of getting real serial numbers from the big box store. If the dots signature going to be randomized?

  • Brian_K_White  3 months ago

    Maybe just to get the vaild format.

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