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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Hotspot location is still tracked by the cell network though.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago

Everyone conviently forgets about MAC address spoofing. Some operating systems let you set a Random MAC address on each connection. It's great.

How is it that there are people still unaware of this?

Android phones automatically randomize Mac addresses.

Although, if you are on Google's Android, it is possible for Google to keep a list of all Mac addressed used and then work with the hotspot owner to find out your whereabouts.