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by shapov 3536 days ago
As a person receiving the screen recording, do I have the option to opt-out, and not report my viewing metrics back to the creator?
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dccollie 3536 days ago
Hey, I'm also a developer on ViewedIt.

As the viewer, you can't opt-out of analytics. The analytics are only identifiable as you (the viewer) if the recorder sends you the video through gmail as ViewedIt will append your email as a query string param to the ViewedIt link. If shared through social media, you'll still send analytics back so that the recorder knows how many views their video got, but you as the viewer won't be identified in those views.

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SamBam 3536 days ago
+1. Similarly, as a creator do I have the option of opting out all my viewers of metrics, so that the issue never even comes up for them?

If I'm creating a video, I don't want the people I'm sending it to to feel like I'm getting marketing data from them (assuming I'm not).

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shapov 3536 days ago
Yep, I was thinking that it will make the viewers feel like someone is standing over the shoulder watching.
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