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-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
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