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[🐛 Bug]: Cannot opt out of telemetry, please don't enable it by default without user consent

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Description

### What happened?

I can't find a way of avoiding sending telemetry.

`export SE_AVOID_STATS ` just does not work.

I also believe that it is not the best to enable telemetry by default and then let users disable as long as they find out...

It should be the other way around: If the user wants, they can opt-in.

I'm ~~not~~ entirely sure this is ok in EU.

### How can we reproduce the issue?

```shell
## Testcase

export SE_AVOID_STATS; python main.py
trying proxy:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:4145

Error sending stats to Plausible: error sending request for url (https://plausible.io/api/event)
```

### Relevant log output

```shell
Error sending stats to Plausible: error sending request for url (https://plausible.io/api/event)
```

### Operating System

Debian

### Selenium version

python 4.25.0

### What are the browser(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

Firefox 115.16.1esr

### What are the browser driver(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

geckodriver0.35.0

### Are you using Selenium Grid?

_No response_

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