The launcher does ask for your consent. After the launcher has compiled the system report, you are asked if you would like to send your system summary to Frontier, or you can decline it. It is for the lawyers to decide if the process of analyzing and compiling the system data is already a violation, but it is a false claim that Frontier collects that data (as in: transmit it to them and save them in their database) without your consent. You get to decide if you want to send a system report to Frontier or not.
Elite Dangerous 'New Launcher' live today!
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Good morning, cmdr.
The app asks for your permission before it sends the collected info. Our precious hardware info is safe from peril, public knowledge and gossip. Let's not exaggerate, the GDPR can be stupid some times, I propose common sense as a change.
We must have been typing at the same timeI am very stealthy today
. I saw the yellow "new posts have been...." just before I sent my reply.The old launcher did exactly the same thing (running dxdiag to collect system info). The new one is just upfront about it.
Ooh nice, multi account support!
Whilst collecting but not transmitting hardware data wouldnt be an issue with GDPR, theres no point scanning the system of a user that doesnt want the data sharing. It would be better to ask consent and then perform the survey upon acceptance. Theres various reasons for this, one being stability. Scanning the hardware of the system could potentially trigger AV heuristics which would lead to issues running the launcher. This is why diagnositic data is generally not collected preemptively as a best practice - its a high risk operation in terms of compatibility
Correct - I still have a different copy of the launcher for each account* as the launcher just wants you to log out of the account and then log in afresh with another. Definately not what I was expecting from this much-vaunted "new launcher".
* some people use an app for this I see
Strange, mine doesn't even ask for password anymore.
Just close the launcher using the "X" in the top right (not via twitter) - don't log-out of the launcher - next time you launch it starts without needing password (as long as you had ticked "remember me").
Hi Sally just to let you know the Frontier stand alone launcher updated again this morning, and is working fine for me, the only issue now is that I'm still not seeing any news when I scroll down past the Odyssey image
In settings, but ignores steam.I don't see an option to "Remember me"
Also running from steam /autorun /edo starts game and launcher YET displays that image
I have never seen this. I launch from Steam, Launcher opens, I go straight to the game. I play in VR, so maybe that includes that /autorun switch? It was mentioned somewhere above.
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You don't need it with Steam - it logs in with/via steam, no need for password entry.
Oh this is going to cause sooooo much confusions witch search engines again...
Yes, you miss the question - this big button "log with steam account" = "password", it must not be shown 2nd time once it pressed ever. Its presence on each launch annoys, almost same as typing password.