diff --git a/src/defaults/settings.ts b/src/defaults/settings.ts
index ef850266..dc126ab4 100644
--- a/src/defaults/settings.ts
+++ b/src/defaults/settings.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const hashSetting = (setting: Setting): string => {
 
 export const defaultSettingDataCollection: Setting = {
   key: 'data_collection',
-  value: 'true',
+  value: 'false',
   updatedAt: null,
   defaultHash: null,
   userId: null,
diff --git a/src/lib/posthog.tsx b/src/lib/posthog.tsx
index a644f567..f53f04e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/posthog.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/posthog.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const initPosthog = async (httpClient?: HttpClient): Promise<HandleResult
     const db = getDb()
     const { cloudUrl, dataCollection, debugPosthog } = await getSettings(db, {
       cloud_url: 'http://localhost:8000/v1',
-      data_collection: true,
+      data_collection: false,
       debug_posthog: false,
     })
 
diff --git a/src/settings/preferences.tsx b/src/settings/preferences.tsx
index 0feed252..1c4b4f62 100644
--- a/src/settings/preferences.tsx
+++ b/src/settings/preferences.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default function PreferencesSettingsPage() {
     location_name: '',
     location_lat: '',
     location_lng: '',
-    data_collection: true,
+    data_collection: false,
     experimental_feature_tasks: false,
     haptics_enabled: true,
     distance_unit: 'imperial',