Enable or disable telemetry

src/Microsoft.DotNet.SignTool/src/Telemetry.cs

@@ -20,26 +20,44 @@ internal class Telemetry
             { "BUILD_SOURCEVERSION", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BUILD_SOURCEVERSION") }
         };
 
+        private static bool disableTelemetry;
+
         public Telemetry()
         {
             _metrics = new Dictionary<string, double>();
+            disableTelemetry = DisableTelemetry();
+        }
+
+        // enable or disable telemetry
+        internal bool DisableTelemetry()
+        {
+            if (!bool.TryParse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SIGNTOOL_DISABLE_TELEMETRY"), out bool telemetrySwitch))
+            {
+                telemetrySwitch = false;
+            }
+            return telemetrySwitch;
         }
 
         internal void AddMetric(string name, double value)
         {
-            _metrics.Add(name, value);
+            if (!disableTelemetry)
+            {
+                _metrics.Add(name, value);
+            }
         }
 
         internal void SendEvents()
         {
-            // set APPINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATIONKEY environment variable to begin tracking telemetry
-            TelemetryConfiguration configuration = TelemetryConfiguration.CreateDefault();
-
-            TelemetryClient telemetryClient = new TelemetryClient(configuration);
+            if (!disableTelemetry)
+            {
+                // set APPINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATIONKEY environment variable to begin tracking telemetry
+                TelemetryConfiguration configuration = TelemetryConfiguration.CreateDefault();
+                TelemetryClient telemetryClient = new TelemetryClient(configuration);
 
-            telemetryClient.TrackEvent(s_sendEventName, properties: s_properties, metrics: _metrics);
-            telemetryClient.Flush();
-            _metrics = null;
+                telemetryClient.TrackEvent(s_sendEventName, properties: s_properties, metrics: _metrics);
+                telemetryClient.Flush();
+                _metrics = null;
+            }
         }
     }
 }