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Re:The Google plasma globe affair of 2012 by tomcam on Monday October 10, 2022 @04:00PM (#33155793)
> My Razer keyboard even installs borderline malware

What does the software do? I assume it asks for permission and you decline? In a couple of decades of buying USB keyboards I have never let one install software and I have never noticed any problems.

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Re:The Google plasma globe affair of 2012 by maxsilver on Monday October 10, 2022 @04:38PM (#33156139)
Razer Keyboards and Devices auto-install weird proprietary "drivers" (borderline adware), and the software they auto-install also used to give anyone root/admin privileges (borderline malware) - https://www.engadget.com/razer-mouse-windows-10-security-vul... as an example
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Re:The Google plasma globe affair of 2012 by hoseja on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @06:45AM (#33161690)
Sometimes these crapware "drivers" are actually required for full functionality of the hardware, like assigning keys, macros, profile switching, etc...
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Re:The Google plasma globe affair of 2012 by tomcam on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @03:50PM (#33168371)
Very good point, which is why I never even bothered to check what was advertised. I simply did not want to require anything beyond a driver that would probably go out of date anyway
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