alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-24 hours agoYour Windows PC Has a Permanent ID That Follows You – Even With a VPNarchive.isexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1185
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minus-squarelazynooblet@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 hours agoThere are lots of unique identifiers in computers, not just Windows. MAC address, serial number, bios uuid. Linux even has /etc/machine-id
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There are lots of unique identifiers in computers, not just Windows.
MAC address, serial number, bios uuid.
Linux even has /etc/machine-id
yes, but what secret undisclosed id systems, that weren’t definitevely known to exist untill legal proceedings ‘oopsied’ them into reality?