beep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoMicrosoft ran out of reasons to use their own browseri.ibb.coimagemessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1316file-textcross-posted to: shit@piefed.world
arrow-up1316imageMicrosoft ran out of reasons to use their own browseri.ibb.cobeep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square47linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: shit@piefed.world
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minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.zipcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoWhat information? There was no leak, he was identified by telemetry id which overlapped with multiple previous offences.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days ago What information? You answered your own question already. He leaked identifying information (his telemetry id) himself.
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.zipcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoNo? Microsoft cooperated with the cops to match the ids and identified him. He did not just give out his id like a business card.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoOb-iously, he left identifying information at his target. So he leaked it. An information leak is a leak, even if it’s not happening to a company.
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.zipcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoBruh what information? Name it. I am gonna assume this is just a troll then.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoRead a few comments to the top: It uas a device ID. If you don’t think that counts as information, then I got nothing more to tell you. You bore me, bye:
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoIf you’re holding out a big ass sign “Hi I’m X” then someone finding out that you’re X isn’t exactly a leak, innit
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoIt’s more like you didn’t notice that the sign is dangling from your shoelaces.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoDude was a hacker, he should know what using windows means lol
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoYes. I didn’t say he was smart. Only that he leaked identifiable information.
What information? There was no leak, he was identified by telemetry id which overlapped with multiple previous offences.
You answered your own question already. He leaked identifying information (his telemetry id) himself.
No? Microsoft cooperated with the cops to match the ids and identified him. He did not just give out his id like a business card.
Ob-iously, he left identifying information at his target. So he leaked it.
An information leak is a leak, even if it’s not happening to a company.
Bruh what information? Name it. I am gonna assume this is just a troll then.
Read a few comments to the top: It uas a device ID.
If you don’t think that counts as information, then I got nothing more to tell you.
You bore me, bye:
If you’re holding out a big ass sign “Hi I’m X” then someone finding out that you’re X isn’t exactly a leak, innit
It’s more like you didn’t notice that the sign is dangling from your shoelaces.
Dude was a hacker, he should know what using windows means lol
Yes. I didn’t say he was smart. Only that he leaked identifiable information.