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Expand Up @@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ By default, the APM Server captures some personal data associated with trace eve

The capturing of this data can be turned off by setting **Capture personal data** to `false`.

:::{note}
This setting only prevents APM Server from capturing already ingested personal data. It does not prevent such data from appearing in ingestion logs where applicable. See [{{apm-agent}} filters](custom-filters.md#apm-filters-in-agent) for redacting data on ingestion.
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## Real user monitoring data [apm-filters-real-user-data]

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