1598395 - Data collection review: Private mode usage

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox for iOS :: General, task)

Description

[:garvan]

Request for data collection review form

All questions are mandatory. You must receive review from a data steward peer on your responses to these questions before shipping new data collection.

1. What questions will you answer with this data?

Usage level of private browsing

2. Why does Mozilla need to answer these questions? Are there benefits for users? Do we need this information to address product or business requirements? Some example responses:

Provide information for a baseline for future UX changes to greater surface this feature.

3. What alternative methods did you consider to answer these questions? Why were they not sufficient?

No other method to gather this data

4. Can current instrumentation answer these questions?

No

5. List all proposed measurements and indicate the category of data collection for each measurement, using the Firefox data collection categories on the Mozilla wiki.

Note that the data steward reviewing your request will characterize your data collection based on the highest (and most sensitive) category.

Measurement Description: add tab action (normal or private), Data Collection Category: Category 2 “Interaction data”
Measurement Description: tap private mode button, Data Collection Category: Category 2 “Interaction data”

Tracking Bug # https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/issues/5730

Docs: Docs: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/wiki/Mozilla's-Telemetry-Service-Pings#private-mode

6. How long will this data be collected? Choose one of the following:
   I want to permanently monitor this data. (put someone’s name here)
   Ashley Thomas

7. What populations will you measure?
   All channels and countries

8. If this data collection is default on, what is the opt-out mechanism for users?
   The standard opt out in iOS (using the pref to disable data collection).

9. Please provide a general description of how you will analyze this data.
   View usage in amplitude, and track how UX changes affect the usage.

10. Where do you intend to share the results of your analysis?
    Only on amplitude

11. Is there a third-party tool (i.e. not Telemetry) that you are proposing to use for this data collection?
    Mozilla's amplitude instance

Comment 1

[:garvan]

Data steward review requested

Comment 2

[__oldboek]

R+

Data Review Form (to be filled by Data Stewards)

1. Is there or will there be documentation that describes the schema for the ultimate data set in a public, complete, and accurate way?
   https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/wiki/Mozilla's-Telemetry-Service-Pings#private-mode

2. Is there a control mechanism that allows the user to turn the data collection on and off?
   Yes, in preferences

3. If the request is for permanent data collection, is there someone who will monitor the data over time?
   Permanent, Ashley Thomas will monitor

4. Using the category system of data types on the Mozilla wiki, what collection type of data do the requested measurements fall under?
   Type 2

5. Is the data collection request for default-on or default-off?
   Default on

6. Does the instrumentation include the addition of any new identifiers (whether anonymous or otherwise; e.g., username, random IDs, etc. See the appendix for more details)?
   No

7. Is the data collection covered by the existing Firefox privacy notice?
   Yes

8. Does there need to be a check-in in the future to determine whether to renew the data?
   No, permanent collection request. Ashley Thomas will own

9. Does the data collection use a third-party collection tool?
   No