# Application Telemetry and Privacy Controls
One-sentence definition: Instrument apps to observe health and security while protecting user privacy.
## Key Facts
- Emit metrics, traces, and logs with correlation IDs; sample to control cost.
- Mask tokens/PII; use data classification to decide what to log.
- Export over TLS; sign or authenticate to collectors; time-synced.
- Provide opt-outs where required; document retention and access controls.
- **Verify:** check official (ISC)² CBK and current exam outline.
## Exam Relevance
- Spot privacy leaks in telemetry and missing masking.
**Mnemonic:** “**See behavior, not identities**.”
## Mini Scenario
Q: Trace captures full PAN—violation/fix?
A: Sensitive data exposure; mask or avoid logging; validate exporters.
## Revision Checklist
- Three telemetry types.
- Masking rule.
- Retention/access note.
## Related
[[Secure Error Handling and Logging for Apps]] · [[Logging Strategy and SIEM Use Cases]] · [[Privacy by Design and Data Classification in SDLC]] · [[Security Dashboards and Executive Metrics]] · [[Domain 8 - Index]]