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beep@piefed.world to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 1 month ago

[PDF]A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users IP history even with VPN, Full web activity, Video game activity and games played, Logged-in social accounts Via undocumented Windows Device ID

www.justice.gov

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[PDF]A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users IP history even with VPN, Full web activity, Video game activity and games played, Logged-in social accounts Via undocumented Windows Device ID

www.justice.gov

beep@piefed.world to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 1 month ago
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1246200/pdf-a-hacker-s-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-ip-history-even-with-vpn-full-we

You can read about it yourself here on page 12 (or page 8 of affidavit), then page 33 and down (page 29 of affidavit)

First one to notice this: Security researcher, VX-Underground.

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    Dont

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      What to do when encounter a computer running Windows?

      Remove Windows. Should be a reflex reaction requiring no: thought, introspection, or doubt.

      This is true even without this particular revelation.

      Windows is the IE of OSes. What a waste throwing money at it.

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