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A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID (www.pcmag.com)
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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 5 days ago

Yep, I installed Aurora on an aging parent's laptop, because I was worried they'd be the target of some well-crafted malware campaign (hence why I went atomic). Plus the parent doesn't have good privacy practice, and I know Microsoft was datamining everything they were doing.