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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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GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.

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[–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm happy that SteamOS covers my gaming wants and MacOS covers my professional needs. Every time I had to interact with Windows in the last 5 years I am dumbfounded at the amount of bad UI/UX decisions and bloat.

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

    You should not count on MacOS being any better than Windows in privacy sense.

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