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Re:PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default by Aerroon on Monday August 07, 2023 @04:52PM (#37040794)
But these are two very different scenarios though. When I use a website I'm actively interacting with that website. I want something from their web servers.

When I'm using an Nvidia graphics card I'm not actively looking to use their web services. I want the graphics card that I bought to work and that's it. The graphics card doesn't improve as a device by connecting to the internet.

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Re:PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default by antoineMoPa on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @12:03PM (#37051150)
But metrics could help nvidia fix issues and add features in the next driver update?

I'm mostly playing devil's advocate here, what I truly think is that all monitoring and analytics should require user approval a bit like cookies. E.g.: you visit a website and it would ask for permission to send monitoring data to listed sites.

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