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...
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!