▲ 444 ▼ Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint (www.windowslatest.com) submitted 3 months ago by unglueclass23@programming.dev to c/privacy@programming.dev 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 101 points 3 months ago (5 children) Take from the article: do these 20 steps to avoid My take; use linux. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] andrewd18@midwest.social -9 points 3 months ago (4 children) And don't look at /etc/machine-id. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 12 points 3 months ago What's it used for? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Solrac@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) You can use vAlpine or other distros that use OpenRC, or init.d Not to mention machine-I'd is use for enterprise deployments, and some encryption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrewd18@midwest.social 14 points 3 months ago /etc/machine-id predates systemd, it's from DBus. permalink fedilink source parent [–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 point 3 months ago or G'd forbid Void Linux with runit permalink fedilink source parent
[+] andrewd18@midwest.social -9 points 3 months ago (4 children) And don't look at /etc/machine-id. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 12 points 3 months ago What's it used for? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Solrac@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) You can use vAlpine or other distros that use OpenRC, or init.d Not to mention machine-I'd is use for enterprise deployments, and some encryption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrewd18@midwest.social 14 points 3 months ago /etc/machine-id predates systemd, it's from DBus. permalink fedilink source parent [–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 point 3 months ago or G'd forbid Void Linux with runit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 12 points 3 months ago What's it used for? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Solrac@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) You can use vAlpine or other distros that use OpenRC, or init.d Not to mention machine-I'd is use for enterprise deployments, and some encryption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrewd18@midwest.social 14 points 3 months ago /etc/machine-id predates systemd, it's from DBus. permalink fedilink source parent [–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 point 3 months ago or G'd forbid Void Linux with runit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrewd18@midwest.social 14 points 3 months ago /etc/machine-id predates systemd, it's from DBus. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 point 3 months ago or G'd forbid Void Linux with runit permalink fedilink source parent