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ssl-3today at 6:29 AM1 replyview on HN

Eh? No.

It's just a device attached to a computer.

But in a Plug-and-Play world, its addition is noticed by the operating system -- as has been normal for decades.

Microsoft's Windows operating system sees this new hardware ID and then goes forth to install whatever-the-fuck software it associates with that identification, presumably as a service to the user. (Did Microsoft approve it? Dunno. I'm just over hear eating popcorn.)


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gblarggtoday at 9:23 AM

> Eh? No.

That's what I thought. It is vetted software, just like on Linux. Microsoft just doesn't care if it shows ads.

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