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Suggestion added

  1. Tails
  2. wiki/src/doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/mac_spoofing.*.po
  3. Spanish
1. If you use your laptop to connect to several Wi-Fi networks, the
same MAC address of your Wi-Fi interface is used on all those local networks. Someone
observing those networks can recognize your MAC address and **track your
geographical location**.
 
7 years ago
whack

Suggestion added

  1. Tails
  2. wiki/src/doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/mac_spoofing.*.po
  3. Spanish
Having such a unique identifier used on the local network can harm your privacy. Here are two examples:
 
7 years ago
whack

Suggestion added

  1. Tails
  2. wiki/src/doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/mac_spoofing.*.po
  3. Spanish
While your IP address identifies where you are on the Internet, your MAC address identifies which device you are using on the local network. MAC addresses are only useful on the local network and are not sent over the Internet.
 
7 years ago
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Suggestion added

  1. Tails
  2. wiki/src/install/inc/steps/restart_first_time.inline.*.po
  3. Spanish
After 15–30 seconds, the Tails desktop appears.
 
7 years ago

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