• notfromhere@lemmy.ml
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    If any of your Linux machines use SystemD, then Microsoft has done that then there’s something to be aware of with those machines. SystemD has a global system ID that can be used like the Windows GDID apparently.

    Edit: not MS

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          Okay but correlate that with the same methods and usage and by the same threat actor (MS) in this case.

          Or any of the combination, as a treat

          I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s extremely implausible.

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              To be fair, yeah that shit is egregious.

              But that’s not at all what I asked you or what you claimed. Those are technically two different things. And not technically like yes or no. Those are entirely different security fronts.

              You’ve got to back that claim up or take it back, and I have a feeling you’ll be taking it back.

              It’s okay to be cautious, and it’s especially okay to warn others of trajectories that could lean into privacy or security issues, but it’s not okay to make shit up.

              Lastly it’s no longer an init system. It’s a system that happens to handle init.