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by banku_brougham 439 days ago
Why is the randomizing step needed?
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Brian_K_White 438 days ago
why randomize a mac address?

If everything you print has the same fictitious serial number, it's still a stable identifier that can be triangulated.

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banku_brougham 438 days ago
Got it. Then why the first step of go to the effort of getting real serial numbers from the big box store. If the dots signature going to be randomized?
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Brian_K_White 437 days ago
Maybe just to get the vaild format.
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dylan604 438 days ago
just to throw of the scent. why do people bounce around TOR nodes?
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