diff --git a/safety/cli.py b/safety/cli.py
index 4d1f0c5..db4d930 100644
--- a/safety/cli.py
+++ b/safety/cli.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def configure_logger(ctx, param, debug):
 @proxy_options
 @click.option(
     "--disable-optional-telemetry",
-    default=False,
+    default=True,
     is_flag=True,
     show_default=True,
     help=CLI_DISABLE_OPTIONAL_TELEMETRY_DATA_HELP,
diff --git a/safety/safety.py b/safety/safety.py
index e41f5ae..7d29a50 100644
--- a/safety/safety.py
+++ b/safety/safety.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def fetch_database_url(
     mirror: str,
     db_name: str,
     cached: int,
-    telemetry: bool = True,
+    telemetry: bool = False,
     ecosystem: Ecosystem = Ecosystem.PYTHON,
     from_cache: bool = True
 ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
diff --git a/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py b/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py
index 80a3db6..61a10cc 100644
--- a/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py
+++ b/safety/scan/finder/handlers.py
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ class PythonFileHandler(FileHandler):
 
         # Fetch both the full and partial Safety databases
         fetch_database(session=session, full=False, db=db, cached=True,
-                       telemetry=True, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
+                       telemetry=False, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
                        from_cache=False)
 
         fetch_database(session=session, full=True, db=db, cached=True,
-                                telemetry=True, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
+                                telemetry=False, ecosystem=Ecosystem.PYTHON,
                                 from_cache=False)
 
 
diff --git a/safety/util.py b/safety/util.py
index 2a02236..5feef8d 100644
--- a/safety/util.py
+++ b/safety/util.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def filter_announcements(
 
 
 def build_telemetry_data(
-    telemetry: bool = True,
+    telemetry: bool = False,
     command: Optional[str] = None,
     subcommand: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> TelemetryModel: