unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 8 days agoMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.online
arrow-up1442arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaintwww.windowslatest.comunglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square47linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.online
minus-squareRainbowBlite@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 days 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.
From the article:
Seems pretty clear to me. Microsoft tracked acces to an independent sign up page using the GDID.