The latest version of Intel Arc GPU Graphics Software introduced an interesting change that isn't reflected in the Release Notes. The installer of the 101.4578 beta drivers add a "Compute Improvement Program" (CIP) component as part of the "typical" setup option that is enabled by default. Under the...

Intel graphic drivers collect Telemetry By default in windows.

  • hoodatninja@kbin.social
    50·
    1 year ago

    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.eeEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

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

      • DarkThoughts@kbin.social
        19·
        1 year ago

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

        • Manbart@beehaw.org
          25·
          1 year ago

          Crash reports are one thing, but web browsing data and enumerating devices on your local network go well beyond that objective

          From https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/topics/idsa-cip.html

          Other devices in your computing environment

          The categories of websites you visit, but not the URL itself, Includes universal plug and play devices and devices that broadcast

          information to your computer on a local area network: for example, smart TV model and vendor information, and video streaming devices.

          The categories of websites you visit, but not the URL itself, The information collected includes categorized web browsing history that shows how long and how often you visited specific categories of sites (i.e. social media, personal finance, or news). All site visits are classified into one of 30 categories. We do not collect URLs, web pages titles, or user-specific content without explicit permission from you.

          • Dudewitbow@lemmy.ml
            5·
            1 year ago

            Crash reports arent the only thing that is a result of a bug. Take for example, the bug involving high idle power consumption is not a crash related bug. The practical way to fix that is to juxtapose settings and conigurations of users receiving the said bug to see of its hardware or software related.

        • dan@lemm.eeEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

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

        • uzay@beehaw.org
          4·
          1 year ago

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