Feature added by: Stakanov Schufter (stakanov) Feature #317699, revision 1 Title: Implement a feature to randomize the MAC address(wlan) within the network-plugin openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stakanov Schufter (stakanov) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: To have a "check-box" based solution in the option of the network-manager plasmoid in plasma. If selected: MAC-address changes at every connect. If not selected, default "real" MAC address is used at WLAN connect. This would allow to have both, more security on tracking and ease of network administration in settings where instead MAC filters are used to connect and a stable MAC is desirable. To be of acceptable ease of usage a check-box would be IMO best. Use Case: MAC addresses of WLAN are used to track user. Machines that connect to open WLAN networks are targeted often via the MAC address. It would be nice (and should not be overly difficult to implement if I well understood because some people do this with a CLI script) to have a "check-box" based solution in the option of the network-manager plugin in plasma. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Because opensuse should be a safe, privacy protecting, security orientated distribution. Because the MAC address has been shown to be a main tool to target a specific machine when connecting in a multitude of machines. As people do banking, surfing and a lot of other things that are attractive for targeting a single user in setting of public wlan, this would be a plus in security that is easily achieved. Because of various spying and spoofing activities be it of state origin or even more important of private corporations as well as criminal individuals in airports, train stations and hotel lobbies. Because iOS 8 implements this feature already. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/317699