inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1435cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@programming.devprivacy@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1435external-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 · 9 hours agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@programming.devprivacy@lemmy.ca
minus-squareWindex007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours 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-up3·1 hour agoBecause everything you do is tracked
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