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What is a randomised mac address and how does it affect network connections?

I recently came across the term randomised MAC address while configuring my device's Wi-Fi settings. Can someone explain how a randomised MAC address works, its privacy benefits, and whether it can cause issues with certain networks or devices?

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@chloe replied to danis
1 month ago

A randomised MAC address is a privacy feature that replaces your device's real hardware MAC address with a temporary, randomly generated one when connecting to Wi-Fi networks. This makes it harder for networks, advertisers, or third parties to track your device across different locations. While it improves privacy, it can occasionally affect networks that rely on MAC address filtering, device-specific settings, or reserved IP addresses, requiring you to use the device's original MAC address for those networks.