As long as it's only keeping performance/compatibility statistics without personal identification (and yes, it is possible to do that), it's a smart move.

The only change I want nvidia to make is to remove the forced login from GFE 3.

What is the purpose of telemetry for a video card driver?

I think driver telemetry could be a good thing, leaving mine enabled

This. But people are plagued with paranoia.

This. But people are plagued with paranoia.

Same here, i stopped caring about data collection. It's what happens all day long even when watching TV, making a phone call, cameras in public etc etc. If you're too paranoid about that you might as well go live as a caveman again.

I don't mind them adding driver telemetry - I just feel like they should have been opened/talked about it, what they are collecting, why they are collecting it and how it's going to help the driver program.. before they just shoved it into a driver. I kind of wish Nvidia was just more open/communicable in general about it's drivers/future plans. My experience in the past year or so with their stuff has been less then stellar.

The only change I want nvidia to make is to remove the forced login from GFE 3.

Not to mention they removed the ability to record short 30 second videos... I already switched to Plays TV.

I think thats unfair. I didnt start this threadto cause paranoia. I simply think its fair people are aware of what their PC's ...you know Personal computers, are doing.

I don't mind them adding driver telemetry - I just feel like they should have been opened/talked about it, what they are collecting, why they are collecting it and how it's going to help the driver program.. before they just shoved it into a driver. I kind of wish Nvidia was just more open/communicable in general about it's drivers/future plans. My experience in the past year or so with their stuff has been less then stellar.

This is the whole point. Anonymous telemetry, even opt-in, is fine, as long as the option to turn it off exists, and it's not hidden on purpose. I wish they made a nice video about it, explain plainly the implementation and not try to hide.

I dont have that since I never install gfe and all that extra bloatware, for me they can add even more bloatware and I'll happily delete all before I press install driver setup.exe. 😀

I dont have that since I never install gfe and all that extra bloatware, for me they can add even more bloatware and I'll happily delete all before I press install driver setup.exe. 😀

This. Its not wise to trust data collection, it can be stolen/intercepted/hacked/misused/include abuse of privacy... Those that call it paranoid, good for you, its not my ass thats gonna be bit. I'll let you be guinea pigs 🙂

This. Its not wise to trust data collection, it can be stolen/intercepted/hacked/misused/include abuse of privacy... Those that call it paranoid, good for you, its not my ass thats gonna be bit. I'll let you be guinea pigs 🙂

It's not paranoid if they're actually after you. That's what needs to be determined.

It's not paranoid if they're actually after you. That's what needs to be determined.

That only covers misuse and abuse of privacy. I stated other ways it can be compromised. Also check the post above.

Telemetry is fine, as long as they inform you, Mozilla does this, soon as you run the browser.

Well in the English version of the Privacy policy it reads. This is not in the French one.

When you use our Services, we may collect "Personal information," which is any information that can be used to identify a particular individual which can include traditional identifiers such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and non-traditional identifiers such as unique device identifiers and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.... We may from time to time share your Personal Information with our business partners, resellers, affiliates, service providers, consulting partners and others in order to provide our Services to you. We also permit third party online advertising networks and social media companies to collect information about your use of our website over time so that they may play or display ads that may be relevant to your interests ... We may combine personal information that we collect about you with the browsing and tracking information collected by these technologies. We or the online advertising networks use this information to make the advertisements you see online more relevant to your interests.

Along with the severe amount of bloatware in the latest set of drivers. I for one am not too happy

It could also be a security risk that could be exploited.

NVIDIA Adds Telemetry to Latest Drivers; Here's How to Disable It http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/nvidia_adds_telemetry_to_latest_drivers_heres_how_to_disable_it.html

NVIDIA Adds Telemetry to Latest Drivers; Here's How to Disable It http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/nvidia_adds_telemetry_to_latest_drivers_heres_how_to_disable_it.html

lol, you did read post ... 1, and the thread title ?

The title of this thread is inaccurate. It's Geforce experience, not the drivers themselves that collect data.

Well in the English version of the Privacy policy it reads. This is not in the French one. When you use our Services, we may collect "Personal information," which is any information that can be used to identify a particular individual which can include traditional identifiers such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and non-traditional identifiers such as unique device identifiers and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.... We may from time to time share your Personal Information with our business partners, resellers, affiliates, service providers, consulting partners and others in order to provide our Services to you. We also permit third party online advertising networks and social media companies to collect information about your use of our website over time so that they may play or display ads that may be relevant to your interests ... We may combine personal information that we collect about you with the browsing and tracking information collected by these technologies. We or the online advertising networks use this information to make the advertisements you see online more relevant to your interests.

This is actually the EULA from the Nvidia website, not Geforce experience. I wont be using their 'services' in that case. This is the Gefore experience EULA GeForce Experience collects data to improve the application experience; this includes crash and bug reports as well as system information needed to deliver the correct drivers and optimal settings. NVIDIA does not share any personally identifiable information collected by GeForce Experience outside the company. NVIDIA may share aggregate-level data with select partners, but does not share user-level data. The nature of the information collected has remained consistent since the introduction of GeForce Experience 1.0. The change with GeForce Experience 3.0 is that this error reporting and data collection is now being done in real-time. I'm still not going to install it, I have no need for it 🙂

I dont have any of this telemetry (375.70), but i have never installed Geforce Experience.

This. But people are plagued with paranoia.

It's hardly paranoia. Personally I simply do not like stuff running in the background if it does not need to be. Also if it is running and sending data, I would prefer to be asked first if this is ok with me. Which it would if it is going to improve things by collecting data, but the fact is I wasn't asked and It doesn't need to be running, therefore: disabled. End of story.

Anyone being paranoid about this needs to go see a doctor have their head checked.

Anyone making such a blanket statement is the one who needs their head checked actually. You don't sound very bright making this rather ignorant and loaded statement. You're probably one of these people who installs windows, touches nothing, installs 100 programs and never checks to see if they add startup entries or services, has 200 processes in the background, all default services, then complains when his games run like crap and stutter etc or experiences network issues or whatever else. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being meticulous and minimalist even with today more powerful PCs. But hey who am I to argue with you if you want to let your PC do whatever it wants...but just be aware not everyone is like you and some of us like to make sure nothing happens on our PC without our permission and it's a practice that has served us well. Meanwhile your kind will be whining about problems that were brought about by your own simple mindset of "just leave everything as it is, because I don't understand it, it must be fine, it's running for a reason so I better not touch it. But why are my games crashing and running like crap? " Next time think before you type eh?