Starting with PiNet Release 1.0.18, PiNet collects very basic stats/metrics when it “phones home” to check for updates. The metrics are are sent over an encrypted SSL/TLS connection.
The reason for the metrics is to allow us to see the usage of PiNet across the world and it will allow us to prioritise internationalisation/localisation for countries with a large number of PiNet servers.
The following data is by default collected and uploaded.
You can disable the uploading of the stats/metrics by adding
DisableMetrics=true into your PiNet config file, which is by default located at /etc/pinet.
PiNet will still send your randomly generated unique ID, the PiNet version and external IP address, but the rest of the metrics will simply be set as empty.
The only way to disable all stats/metrics being uploaded/collected is to disable PiNet automatic update checking, you can still though manually check for updates.
It is recommended you keep automatic update checking enabled to get the most current PiNet bug fixes and security releases.
To disable all update checking and status/metrics, add DisableUpdateChecking=true to your PiNet config file, which is by default located at /etc/pinet.