Ebby

I don’t think purchase info is necessary tied to hardware out of the box beyond asset tracking. That would cause issues with gifting.

The easy answer is if you don’t run the software, it can’t collect data.

However, the firmware is network capable and certain diagnostic tools and recovery modes can call home. I am not familiar to the extent, however.

This also does not stop other devices, Apple included, from detecting the Mac and reporting home hardware/location data.

Totally get it. And if you find a cool solution, let us know.

I’ve been slowly, very slowly, migrating away from Synology stuff, but everything you mentioned are my holdouts because they have been rock solid for decades. Even the cheap used products can swing those apps.

I hate to be the bad influence (no, who am I kidding, not really) and suggest more servers, but if you can find something cheap, I’d maybe give it a try.