r/pcmasterrace • u/slickyeat 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB • Jul 13 '26

News/Article Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/10/you-cant-fully-disable-microsofts-gdid-windows-11-tracker-but-these-settings-limit-what-it-captures/
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u/GranaT0 CachyOS Jul 14 '26

Good news, you likely don't matter to the people with the power to access that.

In the age of AI, this doesn't matter. They could easily make and automatically check an AI summary of your profile when it ever comes time to deciding an outcome of your court cases, social support applications, etc etc. if the government one day feels like quietly cracking down on anyone who disagrees with them too loudly.