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PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry By Default
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They collect:
(the emphasis is mine, as is the minor reordering to not hide the browsing behaviour stuff at the bottom)
Yeah that’ll be a no from me there, bud.
Wow. This is not telemetry; this is just data collection for ad targeting or selling to data brokers like Acxiom.
A graphics card driver collecting the categories of websites you visit and the frequency of those visits?
This is some far overreaching BS right there!
I'm usually ok with some data collection to get stats, like memory CPU usage, etc, especially if they are using it to figure out how to make their software more efficient... But this? Hard pass on this. Especially with collection of other devices on the lan. Wtf Intel?
They are just trying to scam data to resell. We need laws to restrict big tech and their deeply unethical obsession with hiding trackers. They are legitimately selling out their customers and relying on near monopolies to force compliance.