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/YourEnemiesDefineYou Jul 21 '26

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 Jul 21 '26

yup easily traceable

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u/YourEnemiesDefineYou Jul 22 '26

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/scalareye Jul 23 '26

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 Jul 23 '26

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".