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Add option to disable sending usage telemetry #3387
Description
Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
As a user, I want to be able to control what information I share with third parties.
Proposed solution
Add a boolean enableTelemetry flag to settings.json to disable sending usage telemetry. This mirrors the existing flag in the Jetbrains GitHub Copilot plugin.
While I believe all such telemetry must be explicitly opt-in by default, at least adding the option would be a great first start, even if you don't expose it in the UI.
Example prompts or workflows
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Additional context
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Reacted by Francois Gervais, Clément Nerma and Miguel Angel Latorre
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andyfeller commentedon May 19, 2026
@hackel : I believe the settings you're interested in can be found on the Copilot Settings page as explained in Managing GitHub Copilot policies as an individual subscriber.
hackel commentedon May 19, 2026
@andyfeller thanks for the link. I'm actually referring to the usage metrics sent by Copilot CLI itself, not model training. I'm currently on an enterprise license, so that isn't a concern.
copilot-cli-bot commentedon Nov 4, 2026
This appears to be resolved as of GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.105. Please update to that release or a newer stable version. We're closing this as completed. If it still happens, please comment with your version and reproduction steps.