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	Benson	2008-02-25 , 16:33
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Originally Posted by jgombos

Regarding the MAC address, I'm very distrusting. I can only see how the collection of that information can be used against users and developers. Eg. A developer who becomes bound by the EULA (and the agreement acceptance is tracked via MAC address) produces an OS or component that somehow damages the profits of those standing in front of closed source components. From there it's just a matter of picking out whatever in the fine print in the EULA that can be used to threaten or sue the developer.

I understand you're distrusting, and I think that's wise and prudent. But, since they require you to accept the EULA to download it, what difference does it make if you provide the MAC? That you downloaded it is sufficient to show you clicked through the EULA, and the MAC of your tablet is in no way imprinted in the OS or components you might make, so I can see no way they could leverage the MAC entry. I understand it to be strictly a means of preventing people with no N8x0 (and no cleverness or motivation) from wasting their bandwidth. They already know what range of MACs they shipped, and if they can't tie it to anything in particular, it's no use, and I guess gets sent to the bit bucket as soon as it's range-checked for validity.

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