Can Amazon read Mac Address

[daymight]

Hello.
I am a new user. I see there seems to a lot of conflicting info:
Can Amazon read the Mac Address of your computer/Laptop?

[rsot]

Welcome to the forums.

No they cannot at the moment

[Gangboy4]

Welcome to the forum
they read the MAC dear amazon is a part of google and you know google

[muzzie]

No website can read your MAC.

[Namytaki]

how its possible that MAC address track by amazon ?

[jeffweico]

No. I have confirmed this with reliable sources that understand the technology. The only way a website can get your MAC address is by placing a program on your computer. And no mainstream website is likely to do that because the backlash would be huge.

That MAY change in the future, because - as I understand it - IPv6 uses a part of the MAC address to form the overall IPv6 address. But I do not know too much about that and we are still living in an IPv4 world. I WOULD keep my ears open for any new developments, although we should have plenty of warning since most of us would know if we were using an IPv6 address (they look WAY DIFFERENT from IPv4 addresses).

[rsot]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

No. I have confirmed this with reliable sources that understand the technology. The only way a website can get your MAC address is by placing a program on your computer. And no mainstream website is likely to do that because the backlash would be huge.

Except this website right....right?

[SilentHill]

yep this website uses alien technology from the Sirius Solar System.

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by Gangboy4

Welcome to the forum
they read the MAC dear amazon is a part of google and you know google

8 posts in an Miserable User already? I'm impressed!

Jeff says no. That's the end of that.

[muzzie]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAmazon

8 posts in an Miserable User already? I'm impressed!

Jeff says no. That's the end of that.

What does MU next to the avatar indicate? Haven't seen this before

[Callidus]

MU - muted / cannot post / basically banned from spouting dribble on the forum

[Ebayorbust]

Originally Posted by Callidus

MU - muted / cannot post / basically banned from spouting dribble on the forum

I though it stood for Multiple User? ie the person has signed up multiple accounts and is banned for this reason.

I have to agree in this case, it may well be for posting pish.

[muzzie]

That guy bought a subscription, and got a MU. What a disappointment.

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by Callidus

MU - muted / cannot post / basically banned from spouting dribble on the forum

Actually, Callidus, you're mistaken. MU in Vbulliten stands for "Miserable User". Users can still post, and aren't banned, but do suffer a variety of hilarious misfortunes.

When classed as miserable, a member suffers ;

1. Slow response (time delay) on every page (20 to 60 seconds default).
2. A chance they will get the "server busy" message (50% by default).
3. A chance that no search facilities will be available (75% by default).
4. A chance they will get redirected to another preset page (25% & homepage by default).
5. A chance they will simply get a blank page (25% by default).
6. Post flood limit increased by a defined factor (10 times by default).
7. If they get past all this okay, then they will be served up their proper page.

[barrycruan]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAmazon

Actually, Callidus, you're mistaken. MU in Vbulliten stands for "Miserable User". Users can still post, and aren't banned, but do suffer a variety of hilarious misfortunes.

When classed as miserable, a member suffers ;

1. Slow response (time delay) on every page (20 to 60 seconds default).
2. A chance they will get the "server busy" message (50% by default).
3. A chance that no search facilities will be available (75% by default).
4. A chance they will get redirected to another preset page (25% & homepage by default).
5. A chance they will simply get a blank page (25% by default).
6. Post flood limit increased by a defined factor (10 times by default).
7. If they get past all this okay, then they will be served up their proper page.

That's not the way to cheer up a miserable person

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by barrycruan

That's not the way to cheer up a miserable person

The point is to discourage them from posting, not cheer them up.