# From one switch to a control panel: meet \`dataCollection\`

DevFeed: [From one switch to a control panel: meet \`dataCollection\`](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/from-one-switch-to-a-control-panel-meet-datacollection-24094.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.sentry.io/datacollection-control-panel/>)

Author: Sigrid Huemer

Published: 2026-08-28T09:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Sentry Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/sentry-blog.md>)

Topics: [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [sensitive data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sensitive-data.md>), [Release notes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/release-notes.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>)

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## AI overview

Sentry is replacing the all-or-nothing `sendDefaultPii` setting with `dataCollection`, which provides granular control over automatically collected data such as user information, headers, request bodies, and GenAI data. The change is rolling out across Sentry SDKs, with JavaScript SDK v11 making it the default and collecting more data than v10 by default.

## Source excerpt

Sentry SDKs replace the `sendDefaultPii` boolean with `dataCollection`, granular options for user data, headers, bodies, GenAI data, and more.