Even if https:// ssl conections, whilst others can not eavesdrop on your browsing, each site you are connecting to can, and everytime you use a site or buy something etc on internet, companies can record your MAC address (not IP ) for security purposes.
Originally Posted by
scubaccr
In fact when you connect to any site on the internet, your MAC address is broadcast/visable to that web site whether your access is http:// or ssl secured https://
These statements are entirely false unless you have a direct connection to that website (i.e. are on the same intranet as it). As soon as your traffic hits a router, your individual computer MAC address is wiped from the packet and that router's address is inserted.