Nvidia graphics chips may be compelled to reveal their whereabouts, with Senator Tom Cotton pushing for all high-end processors—Apple, AMD, Intel included—to have geolocation tech. The May 2025 proposal turns a graphics card into a chatty informant, unsettling privacy advocates.

Legislative momentum is building for chip geotracking, as Tom Cotton’s push draws the tech world’s side-eye. Critics warn this could turn every powerful GPU into a global tracking device, fueling concern about tech surveillance and the future of computer privacy—imagine your graphics card sending postcards home.