darcagn wrote:
I'm extremely security and privacy conscious to the point that I roll my own services at home for things most people would laugh at.
There's literally nothing more that Dan and Chris could do to make this a better experience in that regard for their DCDigital, PS1Digital, etc. products.
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I don't know what more you could want.
I wasn't fully aware of all the options when I wrote the first post—I mainly just wanted the point to be raised. I think I'll manage.
darcagn wrote:
1. You don't need to run updates if you don't want to
That's kind of a non-argument. =) Being able to update is very important. "Well, you know... just don't update then. Or, you know... just don't buy/use the product then." You can apply that kinda thought-terminating cliché to everything. The point has been raised, some awareness; let's hope it was constructive in some way not just for me. If there wouldn't have been a modicum of hope to change at least
some little thing, it wouldn't have made sense for me to post it in the first place.
darcagn wrote:
2. You don't have to connect to a network if you don't want to
No, but I can't (easily) see or control what the WiFi on the ESP32 does/to which networks it connects. Could for example connect without user action to open networks; see my 2nd post. I don't have to put in an SSID, but I may want to use WiFi sometime, and another time I don't, so it would still be nice if there could be an explicit on/off switch, kind of like airplane mode on smartphones. Of course I would have to trust such a software switch, then, but it would be a plus.
darcagn wrote:
3. You don't have to connect the antenna if you don't want to
nbd wrote:
I'm fairly confident the N64Digital won't be able to dial home, but I will likely not attach the antenna just in case.
The antenna is always connected to the ESP. You would have to break the PCB to remove it. And even then, the ESP might still have WiFi connectivity, albeit with worse signal quality of course. Mike Chi's advice is better. I highlighted the antenna here: