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.

  • 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.

    Edit: Wow this Intel thing is worse than I thought:

    Software usage: for example, frequency and duration of application usage such as Intel® Driver & Support Assistant, but not the application content itself such as specific actions or keyboard input.

    Feature usage: for example, how much RAM you usually use or your laptop’s average battery life.

    Other devices in your computing environment

    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.

    Yeah that’ll be a no from me there bud

    • 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