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Apple’s feature to hide iPhone & iPad Wi-Fi addresses doesn’t actually work

For three years, Apple claimed it was protecting the unique MAC Wi-Fi addresses of iPhones and iPads when those joined a network, but it’s just been revealed that this feature doesn’t actually work. In fact, while this unique address was supposed to have been hidden and replaced with a private one, Apple devices have continued to display the real one. This means individuals can be tracked from network to network because the permanent MAC still broadcasted to all other connected devices, but just in a different field.

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Google announces test feature for Chrome to inhibit IP address tracking

October 31, 2023

Google will roll out a new Chrome feature that will enhance privacy by masking user IP addresses. IP addresses allow websites and online services to track activities across websites, but unlike with third-party cookies, users don’t have a direct way to avoid that tracking. The new Google Chrome feature, which will be rolled out in stages, will route third-party traffic from specific domains through proxies, rendering user IP addresses invisible to the domains.

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IT’S THE LAW (10/31/2023)

October 31, 2023

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been drafting an AI ethics and governance guide that skews far more business-friendly than the EU had hoped, according to an exclusive report from Reuters, which gained access to confidential draft of the guidance. The draft, which is currently being circulated to tech companies for feedback, by the 10-member ASEAN group of countries, is expected to release this winter.

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