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Is it legal to collect MAC address?
There is no law preventing collection of this address. Most logs would contain it when you connect to a network, and sometimes just because you’ve passed close to a wifi network can result in a connection, especially on modern cellular phones, such as android.
Can servers see your MAC address?
No. A web site sees your IP address (or the IP address of a proxy if you’re using a proxy server). It can not see your device’s MAC address. In fact, your MAC address is part of the low-level network stack and is not propagated from one subnet to another.
What is my device’s MAC address?
In most cases, you can follow this procedure to locate your MAC address: Select Settings > About Device > Status. A WiFi Address or WiFi MAC Address displays. This is your device’s MAC address.
How to obtain a block of MAC addresses?
If you do not already own a block of addresses the IEEE offers two options:- Request Form for an Individual Address Block (aka Ethernet address)Block of 4,096 Addresses To obtain a block of 16,777,214 MAC addresses from the IEEE (OUI – Organizationally Unique Identifier)
What can you get from MAC address alone?
Using the MAC address alone you can lookup the manufacturer and the type of network device that you’re using (MAC addresses are provided for almost every device that supports IEEE 802 technologies). The more you know about the manufacturer & the type of device you’re using, the more specific information you can lookup, and the more you can know.
Can a phone be hacked through MAC address?
The MAC address is relevant only if you are in the local network together with the phone. You can use the physical address to identify the phone attached on the router, then use denial of service attack to detach it from the network. You will need to set up something called “Rogue acces point”.
Do you need MAC address for Ethernet interface?
(The MAC address should not be confused with a devices IP address, which is an entirely separate address that does not have to be unique across the world). If you are manufacturing a product that includes an Ethernet interface you will need purchase a block of MAC addresses.