diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index c041ae54a8..48f8cc7745 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "productName": "Element",
     "main": "lib/electron-main.js",
     "exports": "./lib/electron-main.js",
-    "version": "1.0.4",
+    "version": "1.0.5",
     "description": "Element: the future of secure communication",
     "author": {
         "name": "Element",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/electron-main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/electron-main.ts
index 4632a04914..f943106fc4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/electron-main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/electron-main.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ function loadConfig(): Promise<void> {
 // Configure Electron Sentry and crashReporter using sentry.dsn in config.json if one is present.
 async function configureSentry(): Promise<void> {
     await loadConfig();
-    const { dsn, environment } = global.vectorConfig.sentry || {};
+    // Blap: telemetry ripped out — never enable Sentry regardless of config.
+    const { dsn, environment } = {} as NonNullable<typeof global.vectorConfig.sentry>;
     if (dsn) {
         console.log(`Enabling Sentry with dsn=${dsn} environment=${environment}`);
         Sentry.init({
diff --git a/apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts b/apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts
index 814d840f19..3ba86398e7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ export class PosthogAnalytics {
     }
 
     public constructor(private readonly posthog: PostHog) {
-        const posthogConfig = SdkConfig.getObject("posthog");
+        // Blap: telemetry ripped out — never initialize PostHog, even if a config
+        // somehow carries a "posthog" section.
+        const posthogConfig = null as ReturnType<typeof SdkConfig.getObject<"posthog">> | null;
         if (posthogConfig) {
             this.posthog.init(posthogConfig.get("project_api_key"), {
                 api_host: posthogConfig.get("api_host"),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/sentry.ts b/apps/web/src/sentry.ts
index 7b3148d211..2b4b4279d1 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/sentry.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/sentry.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ export function setSentryUser(mxid: string): void {
     }
 }
 
-export async function initSentry(sentryConfig: IConfigOptions["sentry"]): Promise<void> {
+export async function initSentry(_sentryConfig: IConfigOptions["sentry"]): Promise<void> {
+    // Blap: telemetry ripped out — crash reporting never initializes, even if a
+    // config somehow carries a "sentry" section.
+    const sentryConfig = undefined as IConfigOptions["sentry"] | undefined;
     if (!sentryConfig) return;
     const integrations = [
         Sentry.inboundFiltersIntegration(),