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.

  • DarkThoughts@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

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

    • Manbart@beehaw.org
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      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.