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[–] 0 points 4 months ago (13 children)

You mean telemetry? They didn't leak anything. They just chose to use their personal fucking windows machine for said hack.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    No, it wasn't your average telemetry (although I'm sure they could also find a person only with the massive telemetry footprint they get). It was a specific device ID unique to every computer, that Windows pings to Microsoft every once in a while. So, as long as you're using Windows, Microsoft can still follow you through your VPN without needing to delve into the telemetry data. I'm sure they make a very responsible use of that feature.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (10 children)

    Yes, it was a stupid mistake. Doesn't change the definition of "leaking" (as in: information got out that the person supplying the info didn't want to get out), though.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (9 children)

    What information? There was no leak, he was identified by telemetry id which overlapped with multiple previous offences.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    What information?

    You answered your own question already. He leaked identifying information (his telemetry id) himself.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    If you're holding out a big ass sign "Hi I'm X" then someone finding out that you're X isn't exactly a leak, innit

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    It's more like you didn't notice that the sign is dangling from your shoelaces.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    No? Microsoft cooperated with the cops to match the ids and identified him. He did not just give out his id like a business card.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Ob-iously, he left identifying information at his target. So he leaked it.

    An information leak is a leak, even if it's not happening to a company.

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