beep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMicrosoft ran out of reasons to use their own browseri.ibb.coimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: shit@piefed.world
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minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhat information? There was no leak, he was identified by telemetry id which overlapped with multiple previous offences.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days ago What information? You answered your own question already. He leaked identifying information (his telemetry id) himself.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day 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-up1·1 day agoIt’s more like you didn’t notice that the sign is dangling from your shoelaces.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoDude was a hacker, he should know what using windows means lol
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoYes. I didn’t say he was smart. Only that he leaked identifiable information.
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day 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-up1arrow-down1·1 day 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.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoBruh what information? Name it. I am gonna assume this is just a troll then.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 day 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:
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.
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.
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: