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How much data are your GPU drivers collecting about you? Quite a lot in Intel's case (www.techradar.com)

submitted 1 year ago by igalmarino@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These are BETA DRIVERS. The point of beta releases is data collection.

You can also simply opt out if you want.

Mountain out of a mole hill.

Don't install beta products if you don't want to partake in said beta.
Read what you're agreeing to and opt out of the data collection if you don't want to have your data collected.

[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saw a lot of posts on this topic, but this is the first time I am learning the drivers in question are Beta drivers.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah because it's harder to bitch and moan about data collection when you're opting in to a program that is literally for data collection.

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

huh? Of course you can access about:config on stable releases and install addons from outside their website?

And you installed beta drivers to see if they run better than the latest version. Would have you reported your findings back or just keep it to you?

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can promise you, the feedback is being read. They won't respond, but it's being seen. They also may not choose to change it in the way you want, because of how much effort it'd take or it going against their goals, but it's being viewed by someone.

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

could have said that you were talking about firefox for android from the get go :)