Even if the adversary somehow knows there is only one machine per
subnet, I think RFC 3041 still enhances privacy.

First, it hides the manufacturer of your network card.

Second, it prevents the adversary from tracking usage of the network
card across multiple subnets. This is important for mobile devices.

Rich

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