inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1602arrow-down18
arrow-up1594arrow-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 · 18 hours agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squareEximius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 hours agoUgh… How do you think they correlated the GDID to his social media?
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 hours agoHis social was logged into with that identifier
minus-squareWindex007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 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-up5·9 hours agoBecause everything you do is tracked
minus-squareAppleMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoand how do you think the social account was linked with said identifier?
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?