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Re:Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID by ygjb on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @11:09AM (#48818918)
That puts the OS in the position of attempting to profile or determine if an application is accessing OS, hardware, and user details to build a fingerprint, vs using those capabilities to do something the user intends, which puts the OS developer into a performance sucking, soul sucking arms race against big and little brother surveillance/advertising platforms. I absolutely support the intention, just know that it's a brutal battle :(
Re:Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID by close04 on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @01:27PM (#48820902)
The OS already does this for a living. A set of identifiers requested sporadically by an app can’t be what breaks its back. Isn’t iOS already doing something similar?