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Poll about Fedora OPT-OUT telemetry metrics proposal (discussion.fedoraproject.org)

submitted 1 year ago by alternateved@lemmy.one to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The right way to implement telemetry:

It's off by default (opt-in). To increase visibility of this option, it's OK to ask the user via popup, during setup, or similar, whether he would like to turn it on
Once it's on, the user should be informed BEFORE each upload takes place about the exact content which should be uploaded, and asked whether he wants to send it (Y/N)
Transmission must only contain truly necessary data
Transmission must be encrypted

[–] Acro@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

I agree with everything, except the second point. If I already opted-in I don't want to be prompted every time that telemetry is uploaded. I wouldn't mind a notification informing me that telemetry has been sent while also allowing me to review it.

Also, it almost goes without saying that I should also be able to opt-out at any time, even after explicitly opting-in.