SaberWireless Privacy Warning

Written by Christopher Lee

Last published at: April 6th, 2026

Why does the SabersWireless connection display a Privacy Warning?

In iPadOS 14 and macOS 15, Apple implemented a privacy feature that randomizes the device address (Media Access Control (MAC) address) iPhones, iPads, and Macbooks share to wireless networks instead of the factory set MAC. More details on this feature can be found in Apple Article: "Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch" (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227)

This feature is disabled for district iPads and Macbooks on SaberWireless so that they will report the factory MAC address, which preserves our ability to locate misplaced devices.