Comment by WalterGR
1 month ago
How does the GDID compare to the UDID (Unique Device Identifier) and serial number in iOS; and the Apple Hardware UUID and serial number of Macs?
1 month ago
How does the GDID compare to the UDID (Unique Device Identifier) and serial number in iOS; and the Apple Hardware UUID and serial number of Macs?
On the subject of serial numbers, the ones for your hardware and peripherals are also being transmitted as "telemetry", which gives them even more options to spying on you, ex:
1. If your printer has tracking dots [0] then a printed flyer can be tracked back to your computer, IP, and MS/Apple account.
2. If a device is reported on two computers, MS/Apple know there is some kind of connection between the computers.
[0] https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-d...
well, mostly the name. And the fact MS gave away GDID - IP mapping to the govt.
Is there any reason to think that the government couldn't force Apple to hand over the same data? They may or may not have taken over entire rooms at Apple (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A) but you can bet they've at least got devices sitting on their network collecting data.