A major privacy win for Apple users coming in iOS 8

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MAC address spoofing feature will be implemented, eliminating the ability of marketers to engage in Wi-Fi sniffing, a burgeoning and increasingly common practice, against users with devices running iOS 8.

"The result is a privacy win for Apple users and a major blow against data marketing ..."

Full article here:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/9/5792970/ios-8-strikes-an-unexpected-blow-against-location-tracking

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I'm running iOS 8.0.2 and I just ran a sniffer on my AP here and the MAC is the same every time. It's also a trusted network so maybe the MAC randomization is only for unknown or new networks?