Forcing Checkbox not to track IP Addresses of respondents

[srm_dt]

Hello there,
Is there a way to force Checkbox, at the system level (we host on our own server) either:
-to not track IP addresses of respondents, or
-to not export the IP address column or show it in any way to report administrators, perhaps not even show it to system administrators.

The concern we have is for privacy. Our system does not track users, but the IP address is captured.

Thanks,
Steve

[pwiesner]

Unfortunately there is no way to disable the tracking of ip addresses. That being said, it should not be difficult to add this functionality. We are planning on building a small point release this afternoon and I will look into including your feature request.

[pwiesner]

Checkbox 4.6.4 has been built and handed off to the hosting team in order to make it available for download. In this release a new setting has been added which controls whether or not a respondent's ip address is recorded. Due to time constraints this setting is only accessible in the database. After patching to Checkbox 4.6.4 run the following query to disable the collection of ip addresses.

--BEGIN
EXEC ckbx_Install_UpSertSetting 'LogIpAddresses', 'false'
--END

[srm_dt]

Checkbox 4.6.4 has been built and handed off to the hosting team in order to make it available for download. In this release a new setting has been added which controls whether or not a respondent's ip address is recorded. Due to time constraints this setting is only accessible in the database. After patching to Checkbox 4.6.4 run the following query to disable the collection of ip addresses.

--BEGIN
EXEC ckbx_Install_UpSertSetting 'LogIpAddresses', 'false'
--END

WOW! That's awesome. Thanks,

Steve

[LFord]

Is there a way to do this from the 'front-end' of the application - i.e. without accessing the SQL side and running an update script ? - or for individual surveys only ?

Our server is managed by a third party and I don't want to ask them to run ad-hoc scripts against what appears to be a robust product

v4.6.4.7

Lynne (newbie!)

[pwiesner]

At this time the only way to enable this feature is with the provided query. We are currently working on Checkbox 5.0 and and option for this feature has been added to the settings section.

The query I provided is what Checkbox uses to update settings.

[LFord]

Are there announced timescales for next version?

As new licences on v4.6.4.7 are we eligible?

Is there a defined 'pattern' to new version releases - ie. major point releases annual with minor points at xx times per year ?

Thanks

Lynne

[pwiesner]

We are aiming for a release at the end of q1 but there is no firm release date at this time.

Checkbox 5.0 will be available for download to all customers with a valid support contract.

We do not have a set release schedule.