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by throwaway598 775 days ago
Many posts about logging seem to include the technical advice

> Attach a request/trace id. This goes along with distributed tracing, and helps you filter effectively. Filtering down by log level won't give you context, but correlating by request id will give you all the logs for a given event!

without mentioning the organisational part

*Any personal information collected, including through trace, can be a liability. Ensure you have a log retention policy, don't use trace, or don't collect anything personal information *

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