Telemetry

Definition

Fancy word for tracking everything your users do so you can optimize the product—or sell the data. Depends on the company's ethics.

Example Usage

Our app collects telemetry on user behavior, which helps us improve features and also tells marketers where to send targeted ads.

Source: Data collection and analytics terminology

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