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unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 6 days 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 · 6 days 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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    Is that even necessary? Didn’t YellowKey make bitlocker on Windows 11 a joke?

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