Comment Re:phrasing, subby. (Score 2, Insightful) 32
Worse, IMHO, they quote without correction this phrase "the world's first network-based recovery of a launch vehicle" where it is clear that "network" is a mistranslation.
And? What phone doesn't have a unique SIM card? Do you log into your google phone with a unique google account? Apple also has unique IDs for their system. Almost every service has a unique account just for you. Isn't this common practice?
He was caught because Microsoft had like 10 IP addresses recorded for that device's unique ID. Those same IPs were used for the remote desktop connections via ngrok to the same offending systems.
That's how they identified that it was his laptop specifically. It's not like MS specifically had logs of. They collaborated with all parties involved to paint a picture. This isn't exclusively a Microsoft privacy issue.
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.