NVIDIA Adds Telemetry to Latest Drivers; Here's How to Disable It
Posted: 07 Nov 2016, 16:19
NVIDIA Adds Telemetry to Latest Drivers; Here's How to Disable It
From MajorGeeks.com:
" It's been brought to our attention that nVIDIA now has telemetry included with its drivers most likely if you installed GeForce Experience with the drivers. I'm getting conflicting reports whether it's specific to GeForce Experience or not. Regardless, it also continues the bloat with nVIDIA Wireless Controller and ShadowPlay services, something many don't need.
First, let's go over what these are. Telemetry is essentially considered spying by many as it is a way to send data back and forth. It's nowhere near that simple, but we'd like to know what it's doing in our video drivers when it's never been needed before. nVIDIA Wireless Controller requires you have, you guessed it, a nVIDIA Wireless Controller. ShadowPlay is a way to capture and record gameplay. "
Follow the guide on MajorGeeks.com to disable telemetry on NVIDIA's drivers:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/nv ... le_it.html
From MajorGeeks.com:
" It's been brought to our attention that nVIDIA now has telemetry included with its drivers most likely if you installed GeForce Experience with the drivers. I'm getting conflicting reports whether it's specific to GeForce Experience or not. Regardless, it also continues the bloat with nVIDIA Wireless Controller and ShadowPlay services, something many don't need.
First, let's go over what these are. Telemetry is essentially considered spying by many as it is a way to send data back and forth. It's nowhere near that simple, but we'd like to know what it's doing in our video drivers when it's never been needed before. nVIDIA Wireless Controller requires you have, you guessed it, a nVIDIA Wireless Controller. ShadowPlay is a way to capture and record gameplay. "
Follow the guide on MajorGeeks.com to disable telemetry on NVIDIA's drivers:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/nv ... le_it.html