inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1903arrow-down110
arrow-up1893arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square212fedilink
minus-squareEximius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoUgh… How do you think they correlated the GDID to his social media?
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoHis social was logged into with that identifier
minus-squareWindex007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months 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-up7·2 months agoBecause everything you do is tracked
minus-squareAppleMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoand how do you think the social account was linked with said identifier?
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBecause that identifier is logged by the website when he logged in.
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
and how do you think the social account was linked with said identifier?
Because that identifier is logged by the website when he logged in.
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