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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 to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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[–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not really news. Many corporate software licenses are tied to a composite ID so the software only runs on that single machine. Changing the network card or GPU or anything else, alters the Composite ID. So the ID is unique to the hardware, and moving it onto a VPN isn't going to hide your unique ID.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    We’ve spoofed it just by cloning MAC addresses man. That’s not the same.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Probably not the Composite ID, but something that was tied to MAC address only.

    But what I meant was a tracking ID is not new, and this hacker duse should have known that. Even our phones handover meta data that can make you unique online. Is, version, patch level, language, apps installed, font, etc. Creates a findable fingerprint.

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