On: Nvidia adds telemetry to latest drivers

[dogma1138]

Yes and no, while opt-in is important for privacy and other concerns the problem is that virtually no one opts in.

[CaptSpify → dogma1138]

Doesn't that seem to indicate that people don't want it then? That sounds like an even stronger reason to have it opt-in.

[andromeduck → dogma1138]

Real issue here though is it doesn't seem like they have an opt out option.

[dogma1138 → andromeduck]

There is, don't install Geforce Experience, GFE has always sent some data to NVIDIA now they are also collecting driver telemetry.

GFE requires a separate installation and for you to signup and login.

This isn't a service required for you to get GPU drivers.

The only thing you lose is NVIDIA's screen capture software and game optimization (and some deals sometimes).

You can still use your card to the fullest without it.

Source: I have the latest drivers and don't have GFE, the telemetry software is part of the update core which is currently installed with GFE.

[throwaway2048 → dogma1138]

>This isn't a service required for you to get GPU drivers.

That is not true, beta drivers require the login. They are often needed for new games to run without crashing, or bad performance.

[dogma1138 → throwaway2048]

Beta drivers can also be downloaded from the geforce.com website.

[aluhut → dogma1138]

That is not a really valid "opt-out" function since they are heavily advertising GFE and most of the people who have it, because they have to, have no idea what's happening. Even after this discovery, a ridiculously small amount of new people know that there is something shady going on.

This looks bad, it smells bad and it probably is just bad for the customer. The person that has already payed for the damn product and not for whatever happens in the background and I have to look up first somewhere on the internet...This behaviour towards customers is disgusting and I really hope it'll backfire in a spectacular way one day.