List of usage information to collect in a web application

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Published on 2011-06-30T20:31:31Z Indexed on 2011/07/01 0:31 UTC
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I'm writing a web application that will allow people to create accounts, edit stuff, send stuff to people, &c. I plan on recording things like when things were created and sent and stuff.

Is there a list of usage information that one should collect in a web application? I'd like to see whether I'm missing something.

Also, is there a list of usage information that I shouldn't collect (Like maybe information that people find private)?

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