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Description
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.commixpanel.comsentry.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!