Collection of user data should require opt in consent

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Is your feature related to a problem?

This workflow as well as other EPI2ME workflows, collects runtime data and sends the information back to a ONT endpoint at https://ping.oxfordnanoportal.com/epilaby.

wf-human-variation/lib/Pinguscript.groovy

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((HttpURLConnection)new URL("https://ping.oxfordnanoportal.com/${endpoint}").openConnection()).with({

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wf-human-variation/main.nf

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Pinguscript.ping_start(nextflow, workflow, params)

wf-human-variation/main.nf

Line 1001 in 018ff71

Pinguscript.ping_complete(nextflow, workflow, params)

wf-human-variation/main.nf

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Pinguscript.ping_error(nextflow, workflow, params)

This should be clearly stated in documentation. This reporting should require opt int consent and may violate GDPR.

Describe the solution you'd like

Make this reporting optional and require opt-in consent.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No alternatives

Additional context

No response