1diff --git a/safety/cli.py b/safety/cli.py
2index 4d1f0c5..db4d930 100644
3--- a/safety/cli.py
4+++ b/safety/cli.py
5@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def configure_logger(ctx, param, debug):
6 @proxy_options
7 @click.option(
8 "--disable-optional-telemetry",
9- default=False,
10+ default=True,
11 is_flag=True,
12 show_default=True,
13 help=CLI_DISABLE_OPTIONAL_TELEMETRY_DATA_HELP,
14diff --git a/safety/safety.py b/safety/safety.py
15index e41f5ae..7d29a50 100644
16--- a/safety/safety.py
17+++ b/safety/safety.py
18@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def fetch_database_url(
19 mirror: str,
20 db_name: str,
21 cached: int,
22- telemetry: bool = True,
23+ telemetry: bool = False,
24 ecosystem: Ecosystem = Ecosystem.PYTHON,
25 from_cache: bool = True
26 ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
27diff --git a/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py b/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py
28index 80a3db6..61a10cc 100644
29--- a/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py
30+++ b/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py
31@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ class PythonFileHandler(FileHandler):
32
33 # Fetch both the full and partial Safety databases
34 fetch_database(session=session, full=False, db=db, cached=True,
35- telemetry=True, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
36+ telemetry=False, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
37 from_cache=False)
38
39 fetch_database(session=session, full=True, db=db, cached=True,
40- telemetry=True, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
41+ telemetry=False, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
42 from_cache=False)
43
44
45diff --git a/safety/util.py b/safety/util.py
46index 2a02236..5feef8d 100644
47--- a/safety/util.py
48+++ b/safety/util.py
49@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def filter_announcements(
50
51
52 def build_telemetry_data(
53- telemetry: bool = True,
54+ telemetry: bool = False,
55 command: Optional[str] = None,
56 subcommand: Optional[str] = None,
57 ) -> TelemetryModel: