cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1246200/pdf-a-hacker-s-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-ip-history-even-with-vpn-full-we
You can read about it yourself here on page 12 (or page 8 of affidavit), then page 33 and down (page 29 of affidavit)
First one to notice this: Security researcher, VX-Underground.
*laughs in Linux*
There was just a thread on the privacy community about how Linux has a similar machine-id that could be used to identify and track you.
Far from a Linux power user, so I don’t know the veracity of that claim or how far it goes, and at least it isn’t tied directly to a company that you know is tracking you. Just pointing out that Linux generally seems to have a similar machine-id it presents to browsers with a lot of information that could be used to identify you.
systemd huh
We need a workaround for this.
Disposable virtual machines.
Whonix generates a new one at boot by default.