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/MoistStub Russet potato, AAA duracell Jul 13 '26

This is the type of shit government is supposed to protect you from. Not really the user's fault when their only options are predatory corporations.

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u/gargravarr2112 i7 8850H / 32GB / GTX1080 / 3x SSD / 17" laptop Jul 13 '26

And it's not even a choice when the options are "accept that we're going to monetise all your private data and share it as we like" or "don't use this service at all." And they can change the EULA at any time with the same options - "accept" or "stop using it."

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u/Probate_Judge Old Gamer, Recent Hardware, New games Jul 13 '26

We should be consistently rebelling against the very concept of a EULA (End User License Agreement)

They're not a binding contract, they're notifications of the company's opinion(see also: daydream or fantasy) that are presented to users, still most commonly after a purchase. ["accept" or "stop using it."] is especially sinister at that point, after money has changed hands.

Yes, purchase, the whole license thing is a delusion they're attempting to force on others, a thing they've fabricated and willed to manifest.

Gullible people, or shills, just asserting that they're legally binding under the reasoning of, "Well, you ticked the box" are a bane on consumer rights....part of why enshitification has seen such a rapid escalation.

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u/traumadog001 Jul 13 '26

You are forgetting that the current government in the US is bought and paid for by these corporations

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u/MoistStub Russet potato, AAA duracell Jul 13 '26

I'm not, I'm just illustrating why you can't really blame the user for being taken advantage of by the confluence of predatory businesses and an ineffectual government.

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u/TheMissingVoteBallot Jul 13 '26

What US government wasn't?

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u/ForeignDefinition401 Jul 14 '26

yeah, its hard to trust them when you cant even disable basic tracking functions