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We need a list of products we can buy without worrying about telemetry or advertising. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by gif8287@lemmy.ml to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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It is so difficult tofind modern electronics without telemetry and ads. Smartphones, laptops, TVs, home routers, security cameras, cars, game consoles, e-readers, projectors, 3D printers, fitness trackers, speakers, and even some printers. Why can’t customers be free from this data collection and advertising? It’s not that we don’t care about it. There simply aren’t many alternatives, and the few that do exist are either more expensive or offer fewer features. Seriously, we need a list of products we can buy without worrying about telemetry or advertising.

The following list is updated at https://lemmy.ml/post/52706206. Please note that this list may contain errors.

3D printers: Prusa 3D Printer
Anything else that doesn’t come with ads or telemetry built in?

Could anyone help verify whether Prusa 3D Printer has any telemetry at all? And, hopefully, that Prusa isn’t planning to change its customer policies in the future to make telemetry collection or ads compulsory?

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[-] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

I print by transferring gcode on a USB stick to my Prusa printer. They could be capturing all the telemetry in the world, but it's not connected to a network.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Prusa is very committed to privacy, Open-source and security. They even sell "critical infrastructure" variant of some of their printers with WiFi circuit removed: https://www.prusa3d.com/product/original-prusa-xl-2-tool-head-assembled-critical-infrastructure-edition/

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