talk on conference website
Collecting and using metrics from your open source projects for business purposes is often required for the growth of your business. Navigating the ethical landscape of usage data collection in open source software presents complex challenges that businesses often grapple with, relating to privacy, security, community, and compliance. This talk, drawing from our hands-on experience as practitioners, aims to shine a spotlight on these multidimensional concerns.
The discussion will investigate the responsible handling of personally identifiable information, best practices for data storage and collection, and the pivotal role of user consent. Emphasizing community engagement and transparency, we will share our learned best practices, proposing a more accountable framework. The objective is to create a more data-driven OSS community while also fostering a greater understanding of best practices to promote safer, ethical usage data collection.