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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by kbolino on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @08:11PM (#40218029)
Yes, but you could have hundreds of thousands of devices connected to that tower in a dense metro area. Even a single hardware address collision would result in both devices being unable to reliably reach emergency services.
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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by kbolino on Monday May 06, 2024 @02:24PM (#40277836)
It seems a number of devices are now randomizing their MACs when connected to wifi. I'm not sure how they handle address collisions, if they do at all. Most wifi APs serve a lot fewer devices than a cell tower, but it's possible that the issue isn't as significant as I thought.
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