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A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID
A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID
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Michael Kan
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PCMagA Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device IDpcmag.comThe FBI used a Microsoft device identifier, dubbed GDID, to link a teenager to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider, raising privacy red flags about Windows' surveillance capabilities. The arrest of a teenage hacker has revealed that Microsoft can track a Windows PC and its online activity through a “Global Device ID” that seems to have no easy opt-out, sparking fears about potential surveillance. Last week, the US announced it had extradited 19-year-old …
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