iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi networks

Re:iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi ... by baddox on Monday June 09, 2014 @12:51AM (#7867085)

What's bad or irrational about being manipulated by marketers and advertisers? I don't see how buying something because some marketing convinced you of its worth is irrational.

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Re:iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi ... by ertdfgcb on Monday June 09, 2014 @02:26AM (#7867294)

I just don't like them tracking me without asking my permission or even alerting me.

> I don't see how buying something because some marketing convinced you of its worth is irrational.

It's not as much that they convinced me to buy something, it's that they did it by using data they got by essentially spying on me.

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Re:iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi ... by _greim_ on Monday June 09, 2014 @01:08AM (#7867134)

Listen to your sentence, once you factor out the internal contradictions (emphasis mine):

> What's bad or irrational about being manipulated by marketers and advertisers? I don't see how buying something because some marketing manipulated you into thinking it was worth buying is irrational.

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Re:iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi ... by baddox on Monday June 09, 2014 @01:47AM (#7867222)

Can you take a stab at answering the question?

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