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 ...
TL;DR: Microsoft confirmed Windows assigns a persistent Global Device ID (GDID) during setup or Microsoft account sign-in, stored locally and server-side, that uniquely links an installation to a user ...
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