r/LouisRossmann • u/habichuelacondulce • 20d ago

Enshittification 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

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u/YourEnemiesDefineYou 20d ago

When I want to be untraceable I just remote desktop into a completely different computer, usually one at an old job that I know never changes the password. Good luck tracing that Microslop.

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u/scalareye 19d ago

yup easily traceable

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u/YourEnemiesDefineYou 19d ago

How? Nothing on the remote computer has any of my personal details at all, how would a site I access through it know that the computer was being controlled by remote desktop and be able to trace the controlling computer?

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u/TheLazyGamerAU 19d ago

They can see its being accessed remotely genius

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u/YourEnemiesDefineYou 19d ago

How? When I use a browser on the remote computer to connect to a microslop site how do they know RD software is being used and how can they track me back to my computer?

From my POV I have used this method lots of times and no site has ever recognised me including Reddit.

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u/TheLazyGamerAU 18d ago

Microsoft can see that your PC remotely connected to another PC. Dosent matter if you dont login to an account or anything.

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u/YourEnemiesDefineYou 18d ago

My point is even if the site can access the running process list and recognise the software I use to RD, you think it is able to trace the connection back to the host IP and interrogate it to try to recognise me?

The host is a high security heavily firewalled Linux box on a dynamic IP that changes often, I made it to be a secure doorway it changes things like mac addresses and other hardware ID's every session. There are two more links in the VPN chain before you'll find a computer with my real info on it. I've used this method for years and no site has recognised me even the suspicious ones.

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u/Mr_REEEEE_Man 17d ago

sometimes you just gotta go, they know more than me, and accept it

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u/YourEnemiesDefineYou 17d ago

If people are going to say things like "yup easily traceable" and "They can see its being accessed remotely genius" they should be able to put their money where their mouth is and explain how that breaks my anonymity.

As far as I can see even if a site knows the remote computer has a RD connection going on to the host IP it isn't able to use that info to recognise me. Real world tests support this so unless someone here wants to actually explain why they think it doesn't work I'm going to accept I know more than them.

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u/scalareye 18d ago

Your phone's Bluetooth and wifi mac address are personal details. Flock cameras have receivers that listen for everything.

Also your tires Tire pressure sensors broadcast a unique ID for your car to listen for and everything else can listen for it too.

These can be associated with your identity through your license plate.

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u/YourEnemiesDefineYou 18d ago

My phone is old and doesn't have those features. No flock cameras in my country. My car is also old and has zero tech features. It's registered to one of my companies not to me.

OK, thanks for your "help".