diff --git a/app/containers/App/index.jsx b/app/containers/App/index.jsx
index 549f3302..ac97a497 100644
--- a/app/containers/App/index.jsx
+++ b/app/containers/App/index.jsx
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ class App extends Component {
       const { actionCreateCopyJsonFileToSettings } = this.props;
       const settingsFromStorage = settingsStorage.getAll();
 
+      // Migration: Change analytics to opt-in for all users (Issue #248)
+      // Previously analytics was opt-out by default, which is a privacy concern.
+      // This migration ensures all users (new and existing) have analytics disabled by default.
+      if (typeof settingsFromStorage.enableAnalytics === 'undefined') {
+        // New installation - use the new default (false) from initialState
+        settingsFromStorage.enableAnalytics = false;
+      } else if (settingsFromStorage.enableAnalytics === true) {
+        // Existing installation with analytics enabled - disable it for privacy
+        // Users can re-enable if they choose to opt-in
+        settingsFromStorage.enableAnalytics = false;
+
+        // Persist this change immediately
+        settingsStorage.setAll({ ...settingsFromStorage });
+      }
+
       actionCreateCopyJsonFileToSettings({ ...settingsFromStorage });
     } catch (e) {
       log.error(e, `App -> writeJsonToSettings`);
diff --git a/app/containers/Settings/reducers.js b/app/containers/Settings/reducers.js
index bd2856a1..0c941f77 100644
--- a/app/containers/Settings/reducers.js
+++ b/app/containers/Settings/reducers.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const initialState = {
   enableBackgroundAutoUpdate: true,
   // if the freshly installed version is a prerelease version then save [enablePrereleaseUpdates] as true
   enablePrereleaseUpdates: isPrereleaseVersion() || false,
-  enableAnalytics: true,
+  enableAnalytics: false,
   enableStatusBar: true,
   enableUsbHotplug: false,
   hideHiddenFiles: {