Thread: Microsoft Confirms Windows Has a Global Device ID You Can't Turn Off
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Re: Microsoft Confirms Windows Has a Global Device ID You Can't Turn Off
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Originally Posted by Paul View Post
What packets exactly have an MS GDID in them ?
As it turns out it is typically not included in general traffic but as a part of the telemetry that you cannot turn off, and that apparently can still be obtained even with a VPN.

This is one explanation I have seen:

"Microsoft tracks users across VPN sessions by logging operating system-level telemetry that travels through the encrypted VPN tunnel and maps the device's unchanging identity to the changing VPN exit IP address"

So even with a VPN Microsoft can still track you!
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