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From one switch to a control panel: meet `dataCollection`
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Sentry SDKs are swapping the single `sendDefaultPii` boolean toggle for a `dataCollection` configuration that exposes granular controls over user data, headers, request bodies, GenAI data, and additional categories.
Teams that relied on a single on/off PII switch now need to reason about per-category data collection decisions, which changes both SDK configuration and privacy review workflows. Because only one feed carried this item and no article body was available, the full scope of options and migration path remain unclear.
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Sentry SDKs replace the `sendDefaultPii` boolean with a `dataCollection` configuration object.
The new interface exposes granular controls for user data, headers, bodies, GenAI data, and more.
Only one feed reported this change, so details on migration timing and backward compatibility are not available.
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Sentry is moving from a coarse boolean toggle, `sendDefaultPii`, to a structured `dataCollection` configuration. The new interface lets developers control individual data categories such as user data, headers, request bodies, and GenAI data rather than choosing between sending all default PII or none. This is a meaningful shift in how teams configure what telemetry Sentry captures.
For engineers, the practical impact is that SDK initialization code will change. Where a single boolean previously governed PII behavior, multiple category-level decisions now need to be made. This gives finer control but also increases configuration surface area, and teams with strict data-handling policies may need to audit each option rather than relying on a single switch.
The material available is thin: only one feed headline and summary line, with no article body. There is no information on deprecation timelines, backward compatibility with `sendDefaultPii`, or whether the old boolean maps to a default `dataCollection` preset. Engineers should treat the change as confirmed but seek Sentry's own documentation for migration specifics.
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