Author: anonym Date: To: The Tails public development discussion list Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] [RFC] Design (and prototype) for MAC spoofing in
Tails
07/01/14 19:48, sajolida@??? wrote: > This is how the MAC address option looks in the Greeter: [...] > I tested this option yesterday with a fellow Tails user, which is not a
> native. The word "spoof" happened to be problematic. According to
> the Microsoft Manual of Style, a secret reference of mine :), it is
> all-right to use the "spoofing" but it needs to be explained first
> if we are not sure that our users will understand it. Well... that's
> exactly what happened to me. [...] > So here is our updated proposal:
>
> «
>
> MAC address spoofing
> ====================
>
> Spoofing MAC addresses hides the serial number of your network cards to
> the local networks. This can help you hide your geographical location.
>
> It is generally safer to spoof MAC addresses, but it might also
> raise suspicion or cause network connection problems.
> See the documentation.
>
> [x] Spoof all MAC addresses
>
> »
Thanks for you testing! The change looks good to me. Implemented in
commit d1a20c4.
> More feedback later.
