Microsoft admitted to using a global unique device identifier to help track a user across 3 countries, negating any value of using a VPN if you have a Windows machine

Think it's finally time to switch over to Linux.

Linux is the only serious option. Even Apple reports back every file you open.

Windows is cancerous tumor that needs to be removed. $MSFT is a diseased company always was, always will be

this guy getting worked up. its not news if you understand the tech. oh, and for the neckbeards, it works on Linux too. each NIC card has a unique identifier called a MAC address and is part of the IP packet chain. its been that way since the '80s. not an evil conspiracy, but just the way things work. and its not a GUID.

Intel attempted to do this in the 90's with their PSN retrieved via CPUID

what do you think ios and android do? outside of Linux.. on amachine where you can load Libreboot or some Foss bios, you should consider every networked machine compromised. .

Yep! Switched to Linux & TOR about 15 years ago for ‘safe’ browsing 😎

*Buy's OS now known for being AI spyware *Is shocked it is tracking everything done on the machine

MAC Address can be changed ports with the possessor serial number can be blocked ports with the motherboard serial number can be blocked this may help, and I used to know a site with DOS proggies for these proposes

Then the government creates a smoke screen with the use of "#FISA" and "#flock" camera systems to divert the attention from what they are really doing, and that is illegal wiretapping! Illegal wiretapping is a federal law, no less, and the government is breaking that law!

The argument is dead the moment someone thinks that using Windows in combination with anything else will anonymize them. Their lack of understanding of how digital footprints work is evident. This is like asking a policeman to help you commit a crime.

Windows has been a security nightmare, in various ways, since 1995. This is widespread knowledge for anyone paying attention and you shouldn't trust anyone that mentions "security" and "windows" in the same sentence in a non-disparaging way.

Why is it crazy? You sir, are a tech tuber. You should know this. This is not a Windows-specific thing; even Linux has unique device specific identifier which can be used to trace the identity of a particular machine. Same with Mac. VPN can only mask IP.

Morale of the story, don't use Microsoft if you value your privacy.

Yeah Advertiser ID is in like every device, you are all being tracked. I know because we used it in the army to track down Russians in Ukraine, it claims to be "anonymous" but it tracks details like GPS location, lol, SOOO anonymous. Even if you turn it off it assigns you an ID of Zero which still collects data, you are being tracked if you have a phone.

Of course there’s a back door installed and every single device when it’s manufactured of course there is I never seen any proof of this, but I always knew that this was the case anyways it’s common sense of course they’re gonna have that

It is a lot worse than what is being said. Microsoft has a lot of telemetry data that comes from both the servers and clients. I know everyone says 'Just use Linux' but if you have to use Windows, use it with a pi-hole.

You have to: 1) clean install with a local account 2) don't use a Microsoft account - EVER 3) don't use the Windows Store 4) activate with MAS Do this, you'll have no GDID. The moment you touch a Microsoft Account though, your machine is tagged.

Sounds like TPM is how they do this, but I'm not sure.

Its windows, it's a licensed product with a licence key. Why is this news? Did a whole bunch of windows fan boys suddenly figure out windows is malware?

Don't use Microsoft? Privacy 101, VPNs don't claim to negate the tracking of windows since windows in on a hardware level, it'd have a insane number of this to cross reference from identifiers just on hardware level

so VPNs are bullshit? Gee color me surprised.

Hackers use windows?

people still use Windows?

Let's hope that Linux developers will use AI to develop more Linux apps and games to attract more users

Keep threat model in mind too. This guy was a hacker. With VPN's, unless a company or government is coming for you, or you think they will, a VPN is useful if your account in contentious and you believe a hacker might get your IP thus IRL location.

Feels like hes mentally retarded. if you want to mask your identity, you can start by not using the same device. its a 'session' , in the same way almost you stay logged into your favorite apps or websites. its not even conceptually difficult to understand this.

If they want they can track you. Always have always will. Unless of course you have a IBN 5100.

I have been pondering this, could there be a connection to why suddenly governments want us to login on all OS'es including Linux? That would create the same connection even on Linux.

Thats why i switched to linux

for those who dint get it they did a join, global identifier is set to each windows PC, it constantly pings Microsoft servers for updates, logging and metering, even when VPN is used, this is tied to a IP address. when you use win pc for other service, they used IP to link both.

As if we needed another reason to switch to Linux. 😒