@cyber_warrior76: Every systemd Linux distro ships with a hidden persistent ID — and Chrome reads it. Here's what /etc/machine-id is, what it reports, and how to stop it. #linux #cybersecurity #privacy #chrome #infosec
mean this a chrome problem not a Linux one....not sure why you'd be using it on Linux unless you're doing webdev for testing purposes
2026-07-06 23:58:46
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BigStein666 :
who s being fingered
2026-07-06 22:38:17
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kamil :
LLM generated diagrams 😭
2026-07-07 05:28:43
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Emil Laurila :
Running systemd free debian seem to pay off.
2026-07-06 22:09:10
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Joe :
So I don't use chrome but the file is there and can be read by any app. Chrome is just the app that surfaced the problem. My question is that my browsers are installed by Flatpak. Would they have access to this file in /etc? I'm not home so I can't check.
2026-07-07 14:56:18
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MasteraLoo :
Why would anyone use Chrome, is beyond me.
2026-07-07 12:23:31
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Nukes Aligned :
at least Linux let's you edit your machine id
2026-07-08 11:41:19
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⭐️RaveCipher⭐️ :
can change if you wright a code to change it every time reboot
2026-07-06 21:07:54
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focus9000 :
Stop using chrome.
2026-07-07 08:37:23
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t :
if you installed systemd, you already had no interest in security or privacy or Unix
2026-07-07 01:39:32
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theebbemonster :
Don't use Chrome or any Google product!
2026-07-07 08:04:40
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tiktok :
We all know Google makes Chrome. We all know Google is an ad company. Is anyone naive enough to think those two facts are not related?
2026-07-07 03:09:12
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k0rt1xx.tar.gz :
imagine using chrome or systemd
2026-07-07 15:10:12
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Dark Spektre :
systemd is so bloated.
2026-07-06 21:28:39
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Guillermo Berroca843 :
well that's why you use Firefox
2026-07-07 17:29:18
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helloyoajhi :
There are benefits to having stable fingerprints too though.The problem isn’t the technology, it’s the laws.
2026-07-06 21:26:39
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@krakrak🏳️🌈🇵🇱🇪🇺 :
Doesn't impact me. I am logged in to Gmail, so they can identify me anyway, regardless of the machine id. Just like any other website which can create cookies
2026-07-06 22:23:35
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Tetrawhopper :
Systemd is slop.
2026-07-08 12:38:00
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Scug 7\🇫🇮🏳️⚧️ :
can’t you just delete it
2026-07-09 07:28:12
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mr.uchia :
MacOS apparently is the safest
2026-08-01 22:16:08
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Mäster Davids Machin Snickeri :
Luckily i don't run chrome, systemd or the crappy Linux. 😂
2026-07-13 15:08:32
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