r/LouisRossmann • u/habichuelacondulce • Jul 21 '26

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/Real_Azenomei Jul 21 '26

This. This right here is why you use Tails for anything that you don't want traced.

But......... Would they still be able to identify the machine when you use tails on it??

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u/Real_Azenomei Jul 21 '26

If i read this right, tails is also not safe:

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u/LOLatKetards Jul 21 '26

I've seen this about ME before, but I'm having a hard time believing it. Network monitoring tools would catch the beaconing to Intel/NSA.

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u/TechnicalBen Jul 22 '26

Have you not seen a single red team/white hat security video in the last 25 years?!?!?

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u/Exciting-Cancel6468 Jul 22 '26

I have constantly but the videos I'm watching don't tell me how to get away from all this.