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Update telemetry settings to reflect the effect they have #514

@johnbillion

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@johnbillion

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.


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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.

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