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SevnSins

04-29-2010 08:48 AM

Uh, oh. Now Google's cataloging MAC addresses.

I thought you guys might want to know this, if you haven't already read about it yet. You should turn off you SSID broadcasting on your routers. Google is apparently starting to index them. :nono:

Story: Uh, oh. Now Google's cataloging MAC addresses. | ZDNet Government | ZDNet.com

imjustme

04-30-2010 04:15 PM

They're not cataloging your MAC address. They're cataloging MAC addresses of WiFi routers that are publicly accessible. They can't see MAC addresses of people visiting Google, it's impossible.

Burst

04-30-2010 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imjustme (Post 136056)

They can't see MAC addresses of people visiting Google, it's impossible.

You sure about that?

doughboykilla

04-30-2010 07:35 PM

even if they could get ur routers mac address u can easily change it :) cable modems mac's would be what u got to worry about which u can get them illegaly this is how u get a hacked modem to get free high speed interent by useing a paying customers mac address on your cable modem in a different noid.

So if google was getting the Macs of a cable modems then there not doing it leagly

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