DataSoft/Nova — Issue #24: Report opt-In usage telemetry data back to datasoft
Author: DataSoft
Created: 2012-02-16 19:24:56+00:00
State: open

Very important here is that this feature must be opt-in. When a user's profile is first being made, they should be explicitly given the option to collect and provide such data, or they can choose not to.

We want to collect data concerning GUI data. (Button presses, window resizes, whatever else we can gather) But we also want to gather data about how well Nova is performing. So we must try to determine exactly what that information is. Probably

Also very important is that this data must be transparent and it must be anonymous. Transparent means that the user should be able to easily inspect the data being sent and verify that nothing sensitive is being transmitted. Anonymous meaning that there is nothing in the data being sent that can be used to uniquely identify a particular user.

Lastly, we need to securely transmit the data to DataSoft. This will mean GPG encrypting the data before sending it. Probably using email.