That’s not the computer doing it, that’s the services you use going out of their way to gather one by combining data which has other legitimate purposes. Not so much being “sent” as it is being “abused”.
Unless we want to count Microsoft’s “advertiser ID”.
Source?
I’m not the person who made the claim but Device Fingerprinting has been around for decades and Hardware ID is certainly part of that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_fingerprint
That’s not the computer doing it, that’s the services you use going out of their way to gather one by combining data which has other legitimate purposes. Not so much being “sent” as it is being “abused”.
Unless we want to count Microsoft’s “advertiser ID”.
Google “Protected Processor Identification Number (PPIN)” to learn more.
When is this being sent
as claimed?