# Privacy & Random MAC's
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The latest versions of some operating systems (IOS and Android) incorporate a
new & interesting functionality to improve privacy: **Random MACs**.

This functionality allows you to **hide the real MAC** of the device and
**assign a random MAC** when we connect to WIFI networks.

This behavior is especially useful when connecting to WIFI's that we do not
know, but it **is totally useless when connecting to our own WIFI's** or known
networks.

**I recommend disabling this operation when connecting our devices to our own
WIFI's**, in this way, Pi.Alert will be able to identify the device, and it
will not identify it as a new device every so often (every time IOS or Android
decides to change the MAC).

## IOS
![ios][ios]

  - [Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227)

## Android
![Android][Android]

  - [How to Disable MAC Randomization in Android 10](https://support.boingo.com/s/article/How-to-Disable-MAC-Randomization-in-Android-10-Android-Q)
  - [How do I disable random Wi-Fi MAC address on Android 10](https://support.plume.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360052070714-How-do-I-disable-random-Wi-Fi-MAC-address-on-Android-10-)
  

### License
  GPL 3.0
  [Read more here](../LICENSE.txt)

### Contact
  pi.alert.application@gmail.com
  
  ***Suggestions and comments are welcome***


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[ios]: https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/08/how-to-use-private-wifi-mac-address-iphone-ipad.png?resize=2048,1009 "ios"
[Android]: ./img/android_random_mac.jpg "Android"