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Let "Anonymous usage statistics gathering" be opt-in instead of opt-out #248

@wtimme

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@wtimme

As a privacy-conscious user, I do not want the app to connect to Sentry, Mixpanel and Google Analytics by default, so that my privacy is not invaded

Background

I am using an Open Source tool for Android file transfer in order to avoid Google and the likes as much as possible. Since I am very conscious of my privacy, I run a local firewall. When I started openmtp, my firewall informed me that the app was attempting to connect to the following hosts:

  • google-analytics.com
  • mixpanel.com
  • sentry.com

I understand that collecting metrics might be important to you, but please understand that for me, these connection attempts are not desirable. Tracking should be opt-in instead of opt-out, in my opinion.

Acceptance criterias

  • By default, "Anonymous usage statistics gathering" should be disabled
  • If the toggle was never set to "Enabled", the app should not make any request to Mixpanel, Google Analytics or Sentry

PS: I hope that this way of raising the issue is acceptable. I am thankful for the effort you have put into this app, and as I stated, I understand that it might be desirable to collect such data. However, I believe that users should actively decide that they want to provide the data, instead of the application just assuming an opt-in. Thanks for your consideration!

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