[–] SkillYourself [S] 2 points 5 points 7 points (+7|-2) ago
Yes but apparently that is changing soon too.
[–] FireForEffect 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Oh.
That changes more than this, then. Once it becomes a dead set requirement to register to even so much as manually update a driver, I'll switch card manufacturers.
[–] SkepticalMartian 3 points 1 point 4 points (+4|-3) ago (edited ago)
Can someone show me samples of the kinds of sensitive data it's transmitting? So far I haven't seen anything that suggests it's really that big a deal. What exactly is it stealing?
EDIT: I see there's a little blowback on the votes for this, is it really that unreasonable a question? If you're going to accuse a company of something nefarious, does it not make sense to understand exactly what they're doing wrong?
[–] SkillYourself [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Information collected by the SOFTWARE includes, but is not limited to, CUSTOMER SYSTEM'S (i) hardware configuration and ID, (ii) operating system and driver configuration, (iii) installed games and applications, (iv) games and applications settings, performance, and usage data, and (iv) usage metrics of the SOFTWARE.
So we don't really know what else they're collecting. When we know more I'll let you know. Right now, I'm calling it spyware.
[–] tribblepuncher 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
From the looks of it, it's not too egregious. Looks like it's mostly the programs you use and general information about how you use them, e.g. statistics and whatnot, and how you use nVidia's software itself.
So it doesn't look too ominous. Mind you, I think that it will become more ominous soon enough; it seems like they're starting small and will start putting out their feelers to see just how far they can expand.
[–] SkepticalMartian ago (edited ago)
Right, but if you look at anything that collects metrics it almost always uses the same or similar wording. I'm just not sure that the actual intent is there, and really you can't be sure until you've seen the data it's trying to transmit. I'd be willing to bet that your phone transmits more information about you than geforce experience does.
I'm not trying to tell you that you're wrong to be wary, especially in the current government surveillance climate. I just think that people tend to go off half-cocked without uncovering the whole story. Assuming there even is a story.
[–] Never_Over 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
isnt there a option to disinclude experience? i always exclude it
[–] Codewow 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
You're willingly giving up your information when you go online. You're trackable whether you're on a VPN or not. Privacy doesn't exist while connected to the internet. That's just how it was made overtime. I'm not saying it's not bad or stupid. I'm just saying it's not like it's ever been different.
[–] SaneGoatiSwear 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
could you link a nice way too email their ceo or something? that would make it REALLY easy for the verbal power of a thousand goats to rain down upon these tards.
[–] aaronC 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Nvidia has been shitting on customers a lot more than usual lately. Why spend more money on something that's going to fuck you over like this? They GTX 970 lawsuit is getting underway too. Not to mention all those lies about DX12 and Vulkan performance. Nvidia doesn't care about lawsuits or pissing people off, as long as you keep giving them money, they're going to get worse and worse.
[–] DiscontentedMajority 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
That sucks. I liked shadow play.