IEEE has announced that the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) have successfully carried out three experimental trials addressing privacy risks associated with tracking globally unique media access control (MAC) addresses in WiFi networks. The IEEE study group was formed in 2014 and aims to develop a recommended practice based on the privacy issues related to IEEE 802 technologies. “From the onset, IEEE 802 and the IETF have shared a commitment to mitigate privacy risks for nontechnical users living in a world that increasingly offers constant connectivity,” said Juan Carlos Zuniga, chair of the privacy committee.
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