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Re:Intel's CIP wants to collect the “categories of websites ... by jiofih on Monday November 18, 2019 @11:36AM (#21565665)
That’s a very poor excuse for mass collection of personal data. They can easily figure that out from commercial datasets, or even a small-scale research effort.
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Re:Intel's CIP wants to collect the “categories of websites ... by gowld on Monday November 18, 2019 @12:00PM (#21565918)
> a small-scale research effort.

Like the Computing Improvement Program, hosted on an obscure web page and systray menu?

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Re:Intel's CIP wants to collect the “categories of websites ... by heavyset_go on Monday November 18, 2019 @01:16PM (#21566637)
Typically research is voluntary and involves getting informed consent from involved parties.
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Re:Intel's CIP wants to collect the “categories of websites ... by hcs on Monday November 18, 2019 @02:00PM (#21567059)
Is this not voluntary?

> Q: How do I participate in the Intel® Computing Improvement Program?

> A: When you download and install the Intel® Computing Improvement Program, click Accept on the invitation to join.

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Re:Intel's CIP wants to collect the “categories of websites ... by piracy1 on Monday November 18, 2019 @08:36PM (#21570016)
Ya, I think the key bit of spook that can be derived from the title is that they're using the CPUs to do this, maybe like they're baking it into Intel ME. That's what I first thought until I read the article. It's just intel saying, hey come install our spyware. However it's worth nothing that I bet this will come preinstalled on a ton of devices which is in fact spooky.
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Re:Intel's CIP wants to collect the “categories of websites ... by shrimp_emoji on Monday November 18, 2019 @01:24PM (#21566737)
Yeah; why not just buy that data from Microsoft? :3
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