On: Intel's GPU Drivers Now Collect Telemetry, Including 'How You Use Your Computer'

[opan]

How will this affect GNU/Linux? They mention an installer and a yes/no prompt, which to me implies Windows. If it can be disabled, I suppose distro packagers will likely make the choice for the user when they create the package. Or is this a driver that would be included in the kernel itself?

[steeleduncan → opan]

Intel provides open source drivers GPU drivers for GNU/Linux. As long as that remains true it is unlikely they'd try to collect telemetry through those drivers. If they do, it would get stripped out long before it reaches the kernel.

[ladyanita22 → opan]

It will not affect Linux

[anotherhue → ladyanita22]

Six months later: Our analytics show very little uptake in Linux use so we are reallocating investment towards windows users.

[steeleduncan → anotherhue]

While AI companies are buying high end GPUs by the truckload to run on their Linux fleets this is unlikely to be a problem