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unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 1 month ago

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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Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint

www.windowslatest.com

unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 1 month ago
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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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    And don’t look at /etc/machine-id.

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      What’s it used for?

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      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

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        /etc/machine-id predates systemd, it’s from DBus.

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        or G’d forbid Void Linux with runit

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