FBI uses Microsoft device ID to track hacker, raising privacy concerns

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Microsoft's Global Device ID (GDID) was used by the FBI to link a teenager to a cyberattack, raising privacy concerns. The FBI utilized Microsoft records containing the GDID, a persistent identifier for Windows installations, to connect the suspect to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider. This discovery prompts questions about potential surveillance capabilities of Windows and whether other tech companies possess similar tracking mechanisms.


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