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Originally Posted by e60.deluxe
err..could have been easier to track the MAC address..(which would work with any internet abled device) but whatever worked.
that feature actually seems as though it could be exploited for means of surveillance/invasion of privacy.
everyone with a Mac, you could be being watched right now.
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MAC address tracing would have been nearly impossible from my understanding. They're primarily used on local networks and subnets for switches to properly route packets within the LAN (basically Layer 2 switches), not across the internet (Layer 3 routers). They aren't passed out of the LAN by the router (IP addressing is used instead). If MAC address tracking was simpler like that you could track a person by their MAC address anywhere in the world and the RIAA and MPAA would have a lot easier time with their lawsuits (assuming that MAC addresses were truly unique, which they aren't).
Very clever way to track the thieves down none the less. Too bad Back-To-Mac is part of .Mac and not really worth the money in most cases unless you get it free working for Apple
