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iOS14 MAC address privacy through randomization and Wigle

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:58 pm
by Jwest7788
How it Wigle intending to handle Apple's recent announcement of daily MAC address randomization, releasing with IOS14?

Is there a method to omit specific devices categories from Wigle, now or in future? (Assuming these random MAC devices are detectable as Apple devices...?)

Re: iOS14 MAC address privacy through randomization and Wigle

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:32 am
by arkasha
Most importantly: we don't log probe requests, only beacons. We don't log devices searching for access points, only devices acting as access points.
An iOS device in "hotspot" mode would have to hold its MAC constant to pair - other than that there's not much of an impact on WiGLE!

Re: iOS14 MAC address privacy through randomization and Wigle

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:28 pm
by Jwest7788
This makes a ton of sense! I missed the fact that Wigle only logs beacons. Thanks!