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i use a decade old installation of the "logitech gaming software" to reconfigure buttons because the (((newer))) ones require internet connection and an "account"
fuck that noise, these peripheral companies don't know how replaceable they really are
There's no reason to have internet connection or accounts for that. Once the device breaks you'll buy a new mouse and keyboard anyway with different features which means the old profiles wouldn't work anyway.
If you found that, companies have been sued and lost for much less
Not all keyloggers works the same, there's no standard or regulations for how to program a simple software to log keystrokes. These advanced keyboards usually support macros too, chances are they log keys using their own already established format.
Nowadays Windows itself is one big keylogger, categorizing everything you do, every file you save, every picture, screenshots regularly and read the ext from it only to organize it all into a forensics wet dream.
This keylogger could be in the driver itself and upload only the relevant data while "saving your profile" which would be their official excuse to offer cloud connection for a keyboard in the first place. This traffic would be encrypted, meaning you can't see anything out of the ordinary.
(((They))) are not only stealing your data, (((they))) even have the guts to make you do all the processing in searching through it and extract only relevant stuff, like personal data, credit card numbers, email, phone numbers etc to sell to pajeets.
These companies do this sort of fuckery because they know they will get away with it. A class action lawsuit requires proof of what data they send which means you'll have to break their encryption. It's impossible to win, and even if you do it's a fine of 0.02% of their yearly profit, which is nothing. The US have no consumer protection laws.
It's also like the "I was talking about shoes and then Facebook gave me ads for shoes."
If that were really someone would have uncovered the traffic. I don't think it was ever real.
Case in point, have you ever considered why your high end (((smart))) phone with more computation power than your 10 year old desktop PC gets glowing hot, just by you checking your emails and texting your fens all while draining the battery in no time. A battery so powerful that it would be enough for an old phone for 10 years.