Network Issues - Can Reach Observer, but Not Home Assistant

orange-assistant · September 13, 2023, 8:53am

probably you run a stone old version then (which also doesn’t suffer failed flashes and maybe messes with DNS).

People already asked over four years ago for an option to remove/hide the ads in balena etcher

github.com/balena-io/etcher

Option in settings to remove Ads

opened 06:50PM - 09 Jan 19 UTC

closed 02:02AM - 14 Sep 19 UTC

dhoney

- **Etcher version:** 1.4.9 - **Operating system and architecture:** Mac OSX -… **Image flashed:** fincm3 - **Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?** No I would like the team to consider adding a feature in the settings panel to choose not to show the Ads that show up in Balena-Etcher when flashing an image. I find the functionality distracting and taking up unnecessary screen real estate when I'm monitoring my image flash progress. Thanks!

github.com/balena-io/etcher

Remove or create opt-in setting for advertisements

opened 02:50AM - 14 Sep 19 UTC

closed 03:46PM - 14 Sep 19 UTC

nyanshak

- **Etcher version:** 1.4.9+ - **Operating system and architecture:** any - **…Image flashed:** any - **Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?** no I'd like the team to consider removing ads from the tool. If not, consider making ads opt-in via the settings panel. I find the advertisements distracting and annoying when monitoring image flash progress. Partial workaround to remove some of the advertisements: * In ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/balena-etcher-electron/config.json, add this line: featuredProjectEndpoint": "http://127.0.0.1" The discussion began in issue #2599, but got closed referencing #2766, which I find to be a completely separate issue about data tracking. > Since the original question about removing the feature projects was addressed and the discussion moved to data collection concerns I'm closing this in favour of #2766 It was discussed, but the team did not make any announcements / decisions about this, leaving it an open question / feature request.

github.com/balena-io/etcher

Option in settings to disable ad tracking (Revived)

opened 05:05PM - 29 Sep 19 UTC

closed 05:23PM - 29 Sep 19 UTC

EpicLPer

- **Etcher version:** Latest and ongoing - **Operating system and architecture:…** Any - **Image flashed:** Doesn't matter - **Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?** No need to. This is Take 2 on an issue that has wrongfully been closed and locked now. We have the right to fight for our privacy, if an issue goes offtopic there are mods who are able to steer it into the right direction, no need to lock it directly. The issue in question is #2599 . Etcher is currently showing tracking ads without the users consent and are also tracking people located in the EU which is against the GDPR, as pointed out by many other users on the old now wrongfully closed issue. They also do not show any warnings about this when showing those ads. All we ask for is an option to turn this ad-tracking off, nothing more, yet Balena ignores such requests happily as of now. If this issue is once again ignored the GDPR will be informed of this action.