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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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[-] Munkisquisher 3 points 3 weeks ago

You have to manually turn on the prusa cloud features. Also the source for the firmware and the slicer are on github for you to check.

Voron's are cool too if you like tinkering

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

Prusa Connect (online cloud) is totally optional. You can use Prusa Link locally to send the score to the printer wirelessly from the slicer. Prusa Link is a bit barebone but it does the job.

[-] Munkisquisher 5 points 3 weeks ago

They are giving out a docker image now so you can host your own prusa cloud on your own network

[-] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

WAIT, WHAT???

[-] Munkisquisher 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah they came out with a lot in the last month https://www.prusa3d.com/p/prusa-connect-local/early-access/

[-] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's pretty cool. Definitely going to install it once it's out of early access.

I've just been using the Prusa Link via HomeAssistant, which is pretty useful, but the actual Prusa Connect does have more features that'd be fun to play with.

[-] curiouschipmunk@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

As alternative you can get a pi running octoprint to control the prusa by usb and keep the printer itself completely disconnected.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I have MK3 so PrusaLink is running on a pi already, via the onboard UART. I tried Octoprint with this setup very long ago and I had issues. The pi would be too slow to send the commands to the printer and would end up failing the prints sometimes. I haven't revisited Octoprint since.

this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2026
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