diff --git a/interface/app/$libraryId/settings/client/privacy.tsx b/interface/app/$libraryId/settings/client/privacy.tsx
index bf4e9e54e680..f3757f3672cd 100644
--- a/interface/app/$libraryId/settings/client/privacy.tsx
+++ b/interface/app/$libraryId/settings/client/privacy.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-import { telemetryState, useTelemetryState } from '@sd/client';
-import { Switch } from '@sd/ui';
+import { TELEMETRY_LEVEL_PREFERENCES, telemetryState, useTelemetryState } from '@sd/client';
+import { Select, SelectOption } from '@sd/ui';
 import { useLocale } from '~/hooks';
 
 import { Heading } from '../Layout';
 import Setting from '../Setting';
 
 export const Component = () => {
-	const fullTelemetry = useTelemetryState().shareFullTelemetry;
-
 	const { t } = useLocale();
 
+	const { telemetryLevelPreference } = useTelemetryState();
+
 	return (
 		<>
 			<Heading title={t('privacy')} description="" />
+
 			<Setting
 				mini
 				toolTipLabel={t('learn_more_about_telemetry')}
@@ -20,11 +21,22 @@ export const Component = () => {
 				title={t('telemetry_title')}
 				description={t('telemetry_description')}
 			>
-				<Switch
-					checked={fullTelemetry}
-					onClick={() => (telemetryState.shareFullTelemetry = !fullTelemetry)}
-					size="md"
-				/>
+				<Select
+					value={telemetryLevelPreference}
+					onChange={(newValue) => {
+						console.log('UPDATE UIPDATE update' + newValue);
+						// add "dateFormat" key to localStorage and set it as default date format
+						telemetryState.telemetryLevelPreference = newValue;
+						console.log('UPDATE UIPDATE update finalize ' + newValue);
+					}}
+					containerClassName="flex h-[30px] gap-2"
+				>
+					{TELEMETRY_LEVEL_PREFERENCES.map((format, index) => (
+						<SelectOption key={index} value={format}>
+							{format}
+						</SelectOption>
+					))}
+				</Select>
 			</Setting>
 		</>
 	);
diff --git a/packages/client/src/hooks/usePlausible.tsx b/packages/client/src/hooks/usePlausible.tsx
index fedd72822ead..15483a46d798 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/hooks/usePlausible.tsx
+++ b/packages/client/src/hooks/usePlausible.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import { PlausiblePlatformType, telemetryState, useTelemetryState } from '../sto
 const DOMAIN = 'app.spacedrive.com';
 const MOBILE_DOMAIN = 'mobile.spacedrive.com';
 
-const PlausibleProvider = Plausible({
-	trackLocalhost: true,
-	domain: DOMAIN
-});
+let plausibleInstance: ReturnType<typeof Plausible>;
 
 /**
  * This defines all possible options that may be provided by events upon submission.
@@ -186,14 +183,22 @@ interface SubmitEventProps {
  */
 const submitPlausibleEvent = async ({ event, debugState, ...props }: SubmitEventProps) => {
 	if (props.platformType === 'unknown') return;
-	// if (debugState.enabled && debugState.shareFullTelemetry !== true) return;
 	if (
 		'plausibleOptions' in event && 'telemetryOverride' in event.plausibleOptions
-			? event.plausibleOptions.telemetryOverride !== true
+			? // if telemetry override is on, always send. we never use this and probably never should.
+				// this should be discussed soon (if I don't forget™) and removed if we agree. ~ilynxcat
+				event.plausibleOptions.telemetryOverride !== true
 			: props.shareFullTelemetry !== true && event.type !== 'ping'
 	)
 		return;
 
+	// using a singleton this way instead of instantiating at file eval (first time it's imported)
+	// because a user having "none" teleemtry preference should mean plausible's code never ever runs
+	plausibleInstance ??= Plausible({
+		trackLocalhost: true,
+		domain: DOMAIN
+	});
+
 	const fullEvent: PlausibleTrackerEvent = {
 		eventName: event.type,
 		props: {
@@ -217,7 +222,7 @@ const submitPlausibleEvent = async ({ event, debugState, ...props }: SubmitEvent
 			: undefined
 	};
 
-	PlausibleProvider.trackEvent(
+	plausibleInstance.trackEvent(
 		fullEvent.eventName,
 		{
 			props: fullEvent.props,
@@ -271,9 +276,12 @@ interface EventSubmissionCallbackProps {
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export const usePlausibleEvent = () => {
-	const debugState = useDebugState();
+export const usePlausibleEvent = (): ((props: EventSubmissionCallbackProps) => Promise<void>) => {
 	const telemetryState = useTelemetryState();
+
+	if (telemetryState.telemetryLevelPreference === 'none') return async (...args: any[]) => {};
+
+	const debugState = useDebugState();
 	const previousEvent = useRef({} as BasePlausibleEvent<string>);
 
 	return useCallback(
diff --git a/packages/client/src/stores/telemetryState.tsx b/packages/client/src/stores/telemetryState.tsx
index 40db306c56d4..d30817f07ca5 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/stores/telemetryState.tsx
+++ b/packages/client/src/stores/telemetryState.tsx
@@ -12,15 +12,22 @@ import { createPersistedMutable, useSolidStore } from '../solid';
 export type PlausiblePlatformType = 'web' | 'mobile' | 'desktop' | 'unknown';
 
 type TelemetryState = {
-	shareFullTelemetry: boolean;
+	telemetryLevelPreference: TelemetryLevelPreference;
 	platform: PlausiblePlatformType;
 	buildInfo: BuildInfo | undefined;
 };
 
+export const TELEMETRY_LEVEL_PREFERENCES = [
+	'full',
+	'minimal',
+	'none'
+] satisfies TelemetryLevelPreference[];
+export type TelemetryLevelPreference = 'full' | 'minimal' | 'none';
+
 export const telemetryState = createPersistedMutable(
 	'sd-explorer-layout',
 	createMutable<TelemetryState>({
-		shareFullTelemetry: false, // false by default
+		telemetryLevelPreference: 'none', // no telemetry by default
 		platform: 'unknown',
 		buildInfo: undefined
 	})