Personally, I feel very differently between collection of static information (like the CPU model, how much memory I have, or whether I'm still using a slow rotating HDD), and collection of dynamic information (which tabs of the settings app I use the most, whether I actually use Gnome Software at all, etc). The former mostly tells only how much money I have to spend on cool toys, and not much more than that; the later feels as if there's someone constantly looking over my shoulder, which makes me uncomfortable.