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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)
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[โ€“] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Linux users will probably tell you their id if you ask them nicely and seem interested in their distro of choice.

[โ€“] Ghoelian@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've been using Linux for more than 10 years and I had no idea this was a thing lol.

But yeah after reading up on it I don't see the issue with giving someone this id (though I also don't see any reason why someone would need it). It's just a file on disk that can be changed at will with a kernel parameter.