Turning off Private addressing on MacBook or macOS

I'm looking to disable or turn off the private addressing to stop MacBook from providing random mac addresses for each Wi-Fi its connect to.

however there are no information about this settings in MacBook

all the information available are for iPhones, iPads and dose not work on MacBooks.


i wonder if someone have this issue solved?

Posted on Sep 18, 2023 09:30 AM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2023 09:44 AM

There's no private WiFi address on MacOS, if that's what you mean. It's designed to stop your device (and, potentially, you) being tracked as you move around with your device connected to WiFi, so it applies more to mobile devices like phones, ipads and watches.


Have a look at this for more information


Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)


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Sep 18, 2023 09:44 AM in response to wesam35

There's no private WiFi address on MacOS, if that's what you mean. It's designed to stop your device (and, potentially, you) being tracked as you move around with your device connected to WiFi, so it applies more to mobile devices like phones, ipads and watches.


Have a look at this for more information


Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)


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