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ocapmod / ocap-legacy

OCAP is a game-changing tool that allows the recording and playback of operations on an interactive (web-based) map.
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Make transmitting IP optional #40

Closed DrLuke closed 6 years ago

DrLuke commented 8 years ago

On installation, the server ip is collected for statistical purposes. However not everyone might agree with having their IP collected. This should be optional, as not everyone wants to do that. And on top of that, you're also transmitting more information than just the ip address. For example you're also fetching the file root of the location where OCAP has been installed in. Why do you need to know this? It's a unnecessary privacy breach.

JamieGoodson commented 8 years ago

Hello DrLuke. Yes I capture the server IP for stats (i.e. view count, capture count). I felt this would be useful for me to gauge OCAP usage. Also the folder name of where OCAP is located (i.e. /ocap) is recorded as it's useful for me to be able to watch back other's recordings (assuming they're publicly available of course).

This is not too different from posting on your community forum (records IP/email/time last online/posts), or uploading a YouTube video (records view count/IP/email/video URL) etc.

However, I understand your concerns and so may add the option to 'opt-out' of this in the future.

LennyPenny commented 8 years ago

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