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Re:I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for by SoftwareMaven on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @11:46AM (#5067581)
I've heard from several police officers that if they follow you for 60 seconds, they can find a reason to pull you over. If the seatbelt instigated that following, isn't it exactly the same thing the OP is saying?

The issue the OP has is that changing your MAC address is synonymous with walking around in the dark, something law abiding citizens do regularly, but police better frown upon because that's when the bad guys sneak around. Personally, I played lots of tag after dark and had more than one negative interaction with the police as a result. Kids after dark can't be up to good, and hackers spoofing MACs can't be either!

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Re:I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for by snowwrestler on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @01:21PM (#5068198)
It's not illegal to sit in a parked car without a buckled seat belt, it's only illegal to drive a car on a public street without a buckled seat belt.

Likewise, it's not illegal to change your MAC address, it's only illegal to change your MAC address in the course of bypassing a security mechanism.

Context matters.

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