I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for

Re:I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for by watty on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @11:58AM (#5067644)

Well it doesn't matter how "easy" it is to do. It also doesn't matter if the password was just "password" or if the door he broke into had 1 lock or 500 locks.

Also the prosecutor is typically going to overstate the charges and the defendant will understate them. In this case the prosecutor went for 35 years and the defendant went for zero years (not guilty). This is where the judge comes into play. If Aaron shows that he changes his MAC address every morning then that charge will likely be dropped. If it's found that he only changed his MAC to bypass a restriction, it could be seen as concealing.

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Re:I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for by uncoder0 on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @12:16PM (#5067763)

Well then is is probably a good idea to go on record about changing your mac address on boot. Otherwise I imagine you would have a hard time proving it in court.

I too randomize my MAC address at boot on all of my machines except my work desktop.

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