The final paragraph of that article is wrong. If I remember correctly, Linux has such an identifier, too - only it's much easier to re-generate it there.
So, basically, if you're going to do naughty things (tm), use TAILS - not your operating system, be it Windows, MacOS, Linux, or whatever.
VessOnSecurity
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2026-08-02 22:15:32 UTC
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