Split from discussion in I found my Homey app listed on LG ThinQ PLAY without any prior notice Where there forms a new Topic: Collecting user data in Homey (Community) Apps [image] smarthomesven: I collect data about my app users as well to get insight into which countries the app is most popu…

[image] smarthomesven: so I guess it’s comliant with GDPR “I guess” is not a legal defense.

Well, there are many websites on Vercel. Even sites without any privacy notice, so that should be fine. AFAIK every single webhost collects server logs for abuse prevention, etc.

II know the comparison is way to harsh but: Just because some people commit crimes it does not mean this ligitimates it for anybody else.

[image] smarthomesven: Well, there are many websites that collect IPs in server logs even without consent, so I guess that won’t be much of an issue There is a little difference between logs required for server’s normal work and especially extracting/collecting the IP addresses in database: …

Hi everyone, I have now removed the telemetry from all apps. I’m currently working on a better, more privacy-friendly telemetry service (without GeoIP). The new service will also support sending unexpected errors and unknown device types automatically, which means that I’ll be able to add new devi…

Hi Sven, I wrote a TelemetryCollector app; maybe you’ll find it useful. [image] TelemetryCollector | Homey Setup and collect telemetry in minutes! [image] [APP][Pro] TelemetryCollector - Setup and collect telemetry in minutes! (v1.0.…

Hi, The app looks interesting. However, my service will do a bit more than just collecting telemetry. The new service will use a real-time WebSocket connection, which allows me to remotely push notifications to the user’s timeline (also to users on specific app versions). Since quite some users hav…

I’m pretty sure all this will be opt-in, right?

It will be enabled by default, just like the previous service. Are you interested in an opt out feature? I might add that as well

Well, seeing what you plan to do, I will not use your apps, and doing these thing on an opt-out basis should not be allowed in Homey apps in my opinion.

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ChrisG October 7, 2026, 2:15pm 21

Hi Sven,

I wrote a TelemetryCollector app; maybe you’ll find it useful.

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