17 points | by typeofhuman 2 hours ago
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Wasn't this the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) of early 00s Windows? When did it change to GDID? Are they the same?
No relation. GUID is just a format for a 128-bit unique number, used throughout the software industry. This is a specific 64-bit number assigned to your Windows device.
Maybe try reading the writeup? GDID's are 64 bit for one thing, not 128 like GUIDs.
one thing this doesn't touch on that I am curious about is how was browsing history, etc, correlated to the GDID?
Edge history syncing, presumably.
this is why Microsoft is pushing so hard for Microsoft accounts at install
Wasn't this the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) of early 00s Windows? When did it change to GDID? Are they the same?
No relation. GUID is just a format for a 128-bit unique number, used throughout the software industry. This is a specific 64-bit number assigned to your Windows device.
Maybe try reading the writeup? GDID's are 64 bit for one thing, not 128 like GUIDs.
one thing this doesn't touch on that I am curious about is how was browsing history, etc, correlated to the GDID?
Edge history syncing, presumably.
this is why Microsoft is pushing so hard for Microsoft accounts at install