c/hackernews · by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se · 56d

Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID

https://www.pcmag.com/news/a-hackers-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-via-a-windows-device

21 points · 2 comments · view on lemmy.world

2 Comments

First of all, no shit.

Second of all, this is obviously not theoretical...

Microsoft can associate the GDID with third-party services and the timing as well, giving Redmond a way to theoretically track a user’s online activity.

TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 56d

This shouldn't come as a surprise, Microsoft can track everything you do on there platform.