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Core Module for Altis
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Update telemetry settings to reflect the effect they have #514

Open johnbillion opened 2 years ago

johnbillion commented 2 years ago

The telemetry setting on the profile page is unclear about what it affects. It should clarify that opting in/out only affects personal data, and that business-/environment-level data is always collected.

Suggested text:

  • [ ] Opt in to personal data in Altis Telemetry

Altis collects business-level telemetry data about the performance and use of your site. Opting in to personal data helps us improve Altis and develop better tools for you.

Original description:

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Visit your user profile editing screen at wp-admin/profile.php
  2. Ensure the "Opt in to Altis Telemetry" checkbox is unchecked
  3. Observe that a JavaScript file is still loaded from https://cdn.segment.com/analytics.js/v1/<snip>/analytics.min.js
  4. Observe that a request is still sent to https://api.segment.io/v1/p with a payload that includes an anonymousId parameter that appears to remain static between page loads

No cookies are set for either of these domains, but given the above it appears my usage of Altis is still being tracked by a third party despite my opting out.

rmccue commented 2 years ago

We could be clearer about the language, but this is not a bug. The opt-in affects whether any personal data is sent, but telemetry is always sent for product improvement purposes.

johnbillion commented 2 years ago

Ok thanks. The language needs to be clarified in that case.

rmccue commented 2 years ago

Updated description.