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Jaymoss · Today, 07:33

Just thinking about the logistics of this. I guess a system set up behind a VPN network never using your physical IP would negate as the system and therefore M$ never has your actual location

Reading down the second report it appears to me anyway that some of this hack was against M$ and that is why the data was shared

It says
"When Microsoft was able to spot patterns in behavior that matched those of a particular GDID it held on account,"

Struggling to get a handle on what this exactly means

This not even I who tends to get on with M$ can support this at all even though I am not in the slightest bit surprised

Today, 07:33	#2
Jaymoss Just a Geek Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 4,837	Re: Microsoft Confirms Windows Has a Global Device ID You Can't Turn Off Just thinking about the logistics of this. I guess a system set up behind a VPN network never using your physical IP would negate as the system and therefore M$ never has your actual location Reading down the second report it appears to me anyway that some of this hack was against M$ and that is why the data was shared It says "When Microsoft was able to spot patterns in behavior that matched those of a particular GDID it held on account," Struggling to get a handle on what this exactly means This not even I who tends to get on with M$ can support this at all even though I am not in the slightest bit surprised __________________ Is your muffin buttered? Would you like me to assign someone to butter your muffin?