Disable telemetry tracking

Microsoft can identify deployments of Azure Resource Manager and Bicep templates by correlating them with the deployed Azure resources. This telemetry data helps Microsoft enhance product experiences and manage their services effectively. The telemetry is collected via customer usage attribution and is governed by Microsoft’s privacy policies, which can be found at the Microsoft Trust Center.

To disable telemetry tracking, a parameter named telemetryOptOut has been added to the deployment template in this repository. This parameter uses a boolean flag, with the default value set to No, which means telemetry tracking is enabled. To disable telemetry tracking, change the value to Yes. This will exclude the module from deployments, effectively disabling telemetry tracking.

To keep telemetry tracking enabled, no modifications are necessary.

For instance, in the alzArm.json file, you will find the following configuration:

"telemetryOptOut": {
    "type": "string",
    "defaultValue": "No",
    "allowedValues": [
       "Yes",
       "No"
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "description": "The customer usage identifier used for telemetry purposes. The default value of False enables telemetry. The value of True disables telemetry."
    }
}

To disable telemetry tracking, set the telemetryOptOut parameter to Yes in the parameter file. When this parameter is set to Yes, the deployment specified below will be skipped, and telemetry data will not be collected.

{
  "condition": "[equals(parameters('telemetryOptOut'), 'No')]",
  "apiVersion": "2020-06-01",
  "name": "[variables('deploymentNames').pidCuaDeploymentName]",
  "location": "[deployment().location]",
  "type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",
  "properties": {
    "mode": "Incremental",
    "template": {
      "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
      "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
      "resources": []
    }
  }
}

The following are the unique IDs (also known as PIDs) used in the AMBA deployment