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Re:Notice of Stolen EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards by mbesto on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:09PM (#29102196)
> malware to their drivers before to stop mining so blocking some stolen cards would not be out of the question.

That's not how it works. Nvidia drivers don't phone home to prevent mining blocking. Totally different scenario.

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Re:Notice of Stolen EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards by Gigachad on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @09:40PM (#29102761)
They absolutely can though. The driver has the ability to connect to the internet and the company has shown that limiting hardware via software is something they do.
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Re:Notice of Stolen EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards by mbesto on Thursday November 04, 2021 @09:10AM (#29106708)
This is simply not true. It's a combo of BIOS/Firmware, the silicon and the driver. Stop spreading FUD unless you have a source to back it up.

https://twitter.com/bdelrizzo/status/1362619264423747590

https://old.reddit.com/r/gpumining/comments/pbgyi9/to_clear_...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/nvidia-will-add-anti...

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-lhr-lite-hash-rat...

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