# Pkg.jl telemetry should be opt-in

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-jl-telemetry-should-be-opt-in/42209>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [June 28, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-jl-telemetry-should-be-opt-in/42209 "2020-06-28T21:11:37Z")\
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> [@anon67531922](#):
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> It may not be illegal, but it doesn’t feel right.

I think you are painting this in a light which is unfair, as if properly checking law compliance is something that is done to find loopholes, and generally be a bit weaselly. GDPR is strict, complying with it is nothing to sneeze at.

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