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FBI uses Windows GDID to identify a hacker

The FBI arrested a suspect using a unique Windows-generated identifier, the GDID.

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This identifier, tied to a specific machine, cannot be easily altered.

Microsoft provided this data, which was not originally designed for surveillance.

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