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-up1408cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@programming.devprivacy@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1408external-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-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-up1·5 minutes agoBecause everything you do is tracked
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