Your phone is shouting your identity to every Wi-Fi network — fix it now

Mar 4, 2026 - 04:30
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Your phone is shouting your identity to every Wi-Fi network — fix it now

You would never walk onto a street and shout your name or phone number for everyone to hear. You wouldn't, right? But that’s essentially what your phone does every single second. When Wi-Fi is turned on, your phone starts scanning for nearby networks. While it does that, it shares a unique hardware identifier, known as a MAC address. And this is a big deal if you care about privacy.

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