In early 2015, architects of Google’s Android mobile operating system introduced a new feature that was intended to curtail the real-time tracking of smartphones as their users traversed retail stores ...

With consumers growing more conscious about protecting their privacy, Apple has begun tackle the issue head on with numerous enhancements to its next-generation mobile operating system including a new ...

To address the growing concerns of its users regarding privacy, Apple will begin implementing random MAC addresses upon the release of the iOS 8 mobile operating system. This will be a huge blow to ...

For many years, MAC Address Randomization was slated as the next big thing for protecting user privacy on the modern Internet. The standard, which works by deploying a new MAC address to a device in ...

Quartz is reporting a change to how iOS 8-equipped devices search out Wi-Fi networks with which to connect. The new mobile operating system, which is on track for a release in the fall, gives iOS 8 ...

The new MAC address randomization feature in iOS 8 is just one of a battery of new privacy features Apple is introducing. It’s part of an Apple push to make mobile app developers more aware of enduser ...

One of the new features in iOS 8, the latest update to Apple's mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad, seems to be a huge benefit for users who want to maintain their privacy: It randomizes (and ...

Developer options is now available for you to use on Android 11. How to enable enhanced randomize MAC addresses on Android Your email has been sent https://assets ...

Apple enthusiasts have been poring over the feature list for iOS 8, due out this fall, geeking out over the tighter integration among all iOS devices, the improved mail app and myriad other bells and ...

A new iOS 14 privacy feature could potentially cause problems for enterprise or educational network and device management setups, Cisco warned on Thursday. The privacy feature in question is an option ...

A few days ago Apple published a new privacy page on its website that detailed the various measures it has put in place to protect Mac and iOS users’ personal data. One of those features, which is new ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. The 'MAC address' is a unique identifier present on most devices ...