Does the Elemnt Roam constantly send its unique MAC address via Bluetooth Low Energy at intervals of the order of a few seconds without being able to turn this off? Or is it no longer the case that you can be tracked worldwide with the device?

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Yes - the communication does take place, it has to because of the possible presence of a power meter on the bike. However, Wahoo states that the MAC address is changed dynamically in order not to create a profile. Original comment on this:
"ELEMNT/BOLT/ROAM use dynamic, randomized MAC addresses for privacy and security purposes, making them incompatible with networks utilizing MAC address filters or whitelists."

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Does the Elemnt Roam constantly send its unique MAC address via Bluetooth Low Energy at intervals of the order of a few seconds without being able to turn this off? Or is it no longer the case that you can be tracked worldwide with the device?