unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agoMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1444cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comprivacy@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.online
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minus-squareRainbowBlite@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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. Seems pretty clear to me. Microsoft tracked acces to an independent sign up page using the GDID.
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoExactly, authentication. They had used the sso with their microsoft account. Thats what linked it together, not windows
From the article:
Seems pretty clear to me. Microsoft tracked acces to an independent sign up page using the GDID.
Exactly, authentication. They had used the sso with their microsoft account. Thats what linked it together, not windows