Post #4058597
2026-07-24 04:35 UTC
Chalk another one up for the #Linux crowd. :blobcat_sip:
They're confirming that this is how they caught the "hacker". Which, to be fair, he was do'n bad.
You can't turn this off on Windows.
https://www.ghacks.net/2026/07/12/microsoft-confirms-windows-gdid-device-identifier-that-cannot-be-disabled-documented-in-fbi-case-filing/
#microsoft #microslop #windows #fbi #spyware #privacy
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@moonwalker@infosec.exchange 2026-07-24 08:49
@ezlin@gamepad.club linux has a machine ID. the file is at 2 locations, one of them is at /etc/machine-id