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PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry By Default (www.techpowerup.com)

submitted 1 year ago by clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Intel graphic drivers collect Telemetry By default in windows.

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[–] hoodatninja@kbin.social 36 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Bless you AMD

AMD handles its version of CIP and Telemetry in arguably the most transparent manner. The installer of AMD Software Adrenalin presents the option to prevent its data-collection tool from being enabled at the completion of driver installation, regardless of whether you've chosen the "typical," "driver only," or "custom" install options. There's an entire page of the installer dedicated to this, you see a large checkbox about data-collection that's checked by default, but which you can uncheck, and complete installation.

[–] dan@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

How bout just don’t install privacy-invading data collection services alongside a fucking device driver at all.

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They provide relevant system information for issues which some people are willing to provide. Why not let them?

[–] dan@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Because they invariably record way more data than they need to.

[–] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you think AMD fixes "bad drivers" that some people complain about.

[–] uzay@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

By going through your browser history to figure out which pornsite messed with your driver obviously

[–] hoodatninja@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean I don’t care as long as I can opt out and it’s clear how to.

[–] dan@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know. I don’t disagree. I’m just tired of everything being desperate to collect invasive amounts of information about me.

[–] hoodatninja@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

No argument here!

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