NVIDIA GPU users should be aware that with the latest driver updates, telemetry has been included. Telemetry is a way to send data/diagnostics back and forth between systems. The problem with this is that no one really knows what data they are pulling from host systems and they haven't said anything about it. This is bad because there was no opt-in for it and it can go against your privacy.
Read more at:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/nvidia_adds_telemetry_to_latest_drivers_heres_how_to_disable_it.html
If you value your privacy, please look into the above link on how to check if it is running on your systems. They use Autoruns in the article which is one of my absolute favorite system tools to see what starts when your computer turns on. It's a very useful program for optimization and was even featured in my book, Practical Malware Prevention.
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