inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1491arrow-down1external-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 · 12 hours agomessage-square75linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareEximius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoUgh… How do you think they correlated the GDID to his social media?
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 hours agoHis social was logged into with that identifier
minus-squareAppleMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·47 minutes agoand how do you think the social account was linked with said identifier?
minus-squareWindex007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 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-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoCould be using Edge (Account syncing), or using Bing while signed in (Considering they were signing into private accounts while on the VPN, seems possible)
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoBecause everything you do is tracked
Ugh… How do you think they correlated the GDID to his social media?
His social was logged into with that identifier
and how do you think the social account was linked with said 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.
Could be using Edge (Account syncing), or using Bing while signed in (Considering they were signing into private accounts while on the VPN, seems possible)
Because everything you do is tracked