S Staraser Commendable Sep 11, 2016 19 0 1,560 Sep 22, 2016 #1 Hello all. Do websites track my device's mac address? I know they track my ip address and location. Is there anything else that they track?
Hello all. Do websites track my device's mac address? I know they track my ip address and location. Is there anything else that they track?
Solution JustifyHerko Sep 22, 2016 Well your MAC address really is only used for a local area network, not a WAN which is a wide area network like the internet. Sites will not have access to your MAC address
Well your MAC address really is only used for a local area network, not a WAN which is a wide area network like the internet. Sites will not have access to your MAC address
JustifyHerko Honorable Nov 9, 2013 11 0 10,570 Sep 22, 2016 #2 Staraser : Hello all. Do websites track my device's mac address? I know they track my ip address and location. Is there anything else that they track? No they can't, not sure if their is some sort of law but no. "If its just a random website and not on a LAN ofcourse" Upvote 0 Downvote
Staraser : Hello all. Do websites track my device's mac address? I know they track my ip address and location. Is there anything else that they track? No they can't, not sure if their is some sort of law but no. "If its just a random website and not on a LAN ofcourse"
JustifyHerko Honorable Nov 9, 2013 11 0 10,570 Sep 22, 2016 #3 Also a MAC Address is really meaningless outside of a LAN anyway, Just a curious question? Upvote 0 Downvote
S Staraser Commendable Sep 11, 2016 19 0 1,560 Sep 22, 2016 #4 JustifyHerko : Staraser : Hello all. Do websites track my device's mac address? I know they track my ip address and location. Is there anything else that they track? No they can't, not sure if their is some sort of law but no. "If its just a random website and not on a LAN ofcourse" I'm sorry I didn't understand the last part. Upvote 0 Downvote
JustifyHerko : Staraser : Hello all. Do websites track my device's mac address? I know they track my ip address and location. Is there anything else that they track? No they can't, not sure if their is some sort of law but no. "If its just a random website and not on a LAN ofcourse" I'm sorry I didn't understand the last part.
JustifyHerko Honorable Nov 9, 2013 11 0 10,570 Sep 22, 2016 Solution #5 Well your MAC address really is only used for a local area network, not a WAN which is a wide area network like the internet. Sites will not have access to your MAC address Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Well your MAC address really is only used for a local area network, not a WAN which is a wide area network like the internet. Sites will not have access to your MAC address
tradecode Jun 25, 2022 1 0 10 Jun 25, 2022 #6 the mac is of interest because it serves as an identifying serial number. the op is wanting to figure out how do websites manage to identify us even when we use vpn's, etc. Upvote 0 Downvote
the mac is of interest because it serves as an identifying serial number. the op is wanting to figure out how do websites manage to identify us even when we use vpn's, etc.
USAFRet Illustrious Moderator Mar 16, 2013 7,437 108 40,290 Jun 25, 2022 #7 tradecode said: the mac is of interest because it serves as an identifying serial number. the op is wanting to figure out how do websites manage to identify us even when we use vpn's, etc. Click to expand... 6 years later, I hope the OP found his information long ago. Upvote 0 Downvote
tradecode said: the mac is of interest because it serves as an identifying serial number. the op is wanting to figure out how do websites manage to identify us even when we use vpn's, etc. Click to expand... 6 years later, I hope the OP found his information long ago.