inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1409cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@programming.devprivacy@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1409external-linkMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@programming.devprivacy@lemmy.ca
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 hours agoIdentifier. Not tracker. They’re not phoning home, thank god.
minus-squareEximius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoUgh… How do you think they correlated the GDID to his social media?
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoHis social was logged into with that identifier
minus-squareWindex007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 minutes agoFrom the article: Microsoft’s records showed that at that exact same minute, a Windows device carrying GDID g:6755467234350028 had visited the ngrok signup page. Why does Microsoft have a record that includes both the GDID and a web addresses? I am confused by this mechanism.
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 minutes agoBecause everything you do is tracked
Identifier. Not tracker. They’re not phoning home, thank god.
Ugh… How do you think they correlated the GDID to his social media?
His social was logged into with that identifier
From the article:
Why does Microsoft have a record that includes both the GDID and a web addresses? I am confused by this mechanism.
Because everything you do is tracked