# Meet deGDID: Windscribe's answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask

> Windscribe has released deGDID, a free tool that targets a hidden Windows identifier that VPNs cannot maskThe identifier surfaced in a US court case where it helped trace a suspect's PC across VPNs and three…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/meet-degdid-windscribes-answer-to-the-windows-tracker-that-vpns-cannot-mask?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a70b3c762d47e7e78ca7c6d)
- **Published:** 2026-08-03
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox #nintendo-switch #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a70b3c762d47e7e78ca7c6d

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