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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)
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[–] 42 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was gonna comment something about Linux distro also having a machine ID, but then I remembered that it's not in a big database, and it's so well enforced I routinely have multiple machines with the same ID pop up :D

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

    Linux users will probably tell you their id if you ask them nicely and seem interested in their distro of choice.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago*

    I've been using Linux for more than 10 years and I had no idea this was a thing lol.

    But yeah after reading up on it I don't see the issue with giving someone this id (though I also don't see any reason why someone would need it). It's just a file on disk that can be changed at will with a kernel parameter.

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