diff --git a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
index 12c9d63a8..1d779b0ad 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/model"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/repository"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/selectors"
 )
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func createExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s)
+	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s, control.Options{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to connect to the %s repository", s.Provider))
 	}
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ func createExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	sel := exchangeBackupCreateSelectors(exchangeAll, user, exchangeData)
 
-	bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, sel, options.Control())
+	bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, sel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to initialize Exchange backup"))
 	}
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ func listExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s)
+	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s, options.Control())
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to connect to the %s repository", s.Provider))
 	}
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ func detailsExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s)
+	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s, options.Control())
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to connect to the %s repository", s.Provider))
 	}
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ func deleteExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s)
+	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, acct, s, options.Control())
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to connect to the %s repository", s.Provider))
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/backup/exchange_integration_test.go b/src/cli/backup/exchange_integration_test.go
index 0c7bc7cbd..6a92e8d4f 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/exchange_integration_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/exchange_integration_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (suite *BackupExchangeIntegrationSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	suite.m365UserID = tester.M365UserID(t)
 
 	// init the repo first
-	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st)
+	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (suite *PreparedBackupExchangeIntegrationSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	suite.m365UserID = tester.M365UserID(t)
 
 	// init the repo first
-	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st)
+	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	suite.backupOps = make(map[path.CategoryType]operations.BackupOperation)
@@ -198,10 +198,7 @@ func (suite *PreparedBackupExchangeIntegrationSuite) SetupSuite() {
 
 		sel.Include(scopes)
 
-		bop, err := suite.repo.NewBackup(
-			ctx,
-			sel.Selector,
-			control.NewOptions(false))
+		bop, err := suite.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
 		require.NoError(t, bop.Run(ctx))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -333,7 +330,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeIntegrationSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	ctx := config.SetViper(tester.NewContext(), suite.vpr)
 
 	// init the repo first
-	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st)
+	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	m365UserID := tester.M365UserID(t)
@@ -342,10 +339,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeIntegrationSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	sel := selectors.NewExchangeBackup()
 	sel.Include(sel.MailFolders([]string{m365UserID}, []string{"Inbox"}))
 
-	suite.backupOp, err = suite.repo.NewBackup(
-		ctx,
-		sel.Selector,
-		control.NewOptions(false))
+	suite.backupOp, err = suite.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
 	require.NoError(t, suite.backupOp.Run(ctx))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index 4e8a4afd6..53d9fa4ff 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/backup"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/config"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/help"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/options"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/print"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/repo"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/restore"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func BuildCommandTree(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	config.AddConfigFlags(cmd)
 	print.AddOutputFlag(cmd)
 	logger.AddLogLevelFlag(cmd)
+	options.AddGlobalOperationFlags(cmd)
 
 	cmd.CompletionOptions.DisableDefaultCmd = true
 
diff --git a/src/cli/options/options.go b/src/cli/options/options.go
index edaf6dc96..be67faf45 100644
--- a/src/cli/options/options.go
+++ b/src/cli/options/options.go
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 )
 
-var fastFail bool
+var (
+	fastFail bool
+	noStats  bool
+)
 
-// AddFlags adds the operation option flags
+// AddOperationFlags adds command-local operation flags
 func AddOperationFlags(parent *cobra.Command) {
 	fs := parent.Flags()
 	fs.BoolVar(&fastFail, "fast-fail", false, "stop processing immediately if any error occurs")
@@ -16,7 +19,23 @@ func AddOperationFlags(parent *cobra.Command) {
 	cobra.CheckErr(fs.MarkHidden("fast-fail"))
 }
 
+// AddGlobalOperationFlags adds the global operations flag set.
+func AddGlobalOperationFlags(parent *cobra.Command) {
+	fs := parent.PersistentFlags()
+	fs.BoolVar(&noStats, "no-stats", false, "disable anonymous usage statistics gathering")
+}
+
 // Control produces the control options based on the user's flags.
 func Control() control.Options {
-	return control.NewOptions(fastFail)
+	opt := control.Defaults()
+
+	if fastFail {
+		opt.FailFast = true
+	}
+
+	if noStats {
+		opt.DisableMetrics = true
+	}
+
+	return opt
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/repo/s3.go b/src/cli/repo/s3.go
index be85e75e2..f30225d0a 100644
--- a/src/cli/repo/s3.go
+++ b/src/cli/repo/s3.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/config"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/options"
 	. "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/print"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/kopia"
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func initS3Cmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to parse m365 account config"))
 	}
 
-	r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, a, s)
+	r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, a, s, options.Control())
 	if err != nil {
 		if succeedIfExists && kopia.IsRepoAlreadyExistsError(err) {
 			return nil
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func connectS3Cmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to parse m365 account config"))
 	}
 
-	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, a, s)
+	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, a, s, options.Control())
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to connect to the S3 repository"))
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/repo/s3_integration_test.go b/src/cli/repo/s3_integration_test.go
index d7fea5bd7..9c0391ee2 100644
--- a/src/cli/repo/s3_integration_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/repo/s3_integration_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/config"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/account"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/repository"
 )
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func (suite *S3IntegrationSuite) TestConnectS3Cmd() {
 	ctx = config.SetViper(ctx, vpr)
 
 	// init the repo first
-	_, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, account.Account{}, st)
+	_, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, account.Account{}, st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// then test it
diff --git a/src/cli/restore/exchange.go b/src/cli/restore/exchange.go
index f255d7537..a54996dfc 100644
--- a/src/cli/restore/exchange.go
+++ b/src/cli/restore/exchange.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func restoreExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, a, s)
+	r, err := repository.Connect(ctx, a, s, options.Control())
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to connect to the %s repository", s.Provider))
 	}
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func restoreExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		sel.Include(sel.Users(selectors.Any()))
 	}
 
-	ro, err := r.NewRestore(ctx, backupID, sel.Selector, options.Control())
+	ro, err := r.NewRestore(ctx, backupID, sel.Selector)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to initialize Exchange restore"))
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/restore/exchange_integration_test.go b/src/cli/restore/exchange_integration_test.go
index edb72201d..213634f5a 100644
--- a/src/cli/restore/exchange_integration_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/restore/exchange_integration_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreExchangeIntegrationSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	suite.m365UserID = tester.M365UserID(t)
 
 	// init the repo first
-	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st)
+	suite.repo, err = repository.Initialize(ctx, suite.acct, suite.st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	suite.backupOps = make(map[path.CategoryType]operations.BackupOperation)
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreExchangeIntegrationSuite) SetupSuite() {
 
 		sel.Include(scopes)
 
-		bop, err := suite.repo.NewBackup(
-			ctx,
-			sel.Selector,
-			control.NewOptions(false))
+		bop, err := suite.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
 		require.NoError(t, bop.Run(ctx))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/src/internal/events/events.go b/src/internal/events/events.go
index 3f757792c..73253dadb 100644
--- a/src/internal/events/events.go
+++ b/src/internal/events/events.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	analytics "github.com/rudderlabs/analytics-go"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/account"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/storage"
 )
@@ -53,7 +54,11 @@ var (
 	DataPlaneURL string
 )
 
-func NewBus(s storage.Storage, a account.Account) Bus {
+func NewBus(s storage.Storage, a account.Account, opts control.Options) Bus {
+	if opts.DisableMetrics {
+		return Bus{}
+	}
+
 	hash := repoHash(s, a)
 
 	envWK := os.Getenv("RUDDERSTACK_CORSO_WRITE_KEY")
diff --git a/src/internal/events/events_test.go b/src/internal/events/events_test.go
index a906d07d6..1f47779d2 100644
--- a/src/internal/events/events_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/events/events_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/events"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/account"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/credentials"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/storage"
 )
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type EventsIntegrationSuite struct {
 }
 
 func TestMetricsIntegrationSuite(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := tester.RunOnAny(tester.CorsoCITests, "floob"); err != nil {
+	if err := tester.RunOnAny(tester.CorsoCITests); err != nil {
 		t.Skip(err)
 	}
 
@@ -49,8 +50,11 @@ func (suite *EventsIntegrationSuite) TestNewBus() {
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	b := events.NewBus(s, a)
+	b := events.NewBus(s, a, control.Options{})
 	require.NotEmpty(t, b)
-
 	require.NoError(t, b.Close())
+
+	b2 := events.NewBus(s, a, control.Options{DisableMetrics: true})
+	require.Empty(t, b2)
+	require.NoError(t, b2.Close())
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/control/options.go b/src/pkg/control/options.go
index 7384ba201..f9dbc20fe 100644
--- a/src/pkg/control/options.go
+++ b/src/pkg/control/options.go
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ const (
 
 // Options holds the optional configurations for a process
 type Options struct {
-	FailFast  bool            `json:"failFast"`
-	Collision CollisionPolicy `json:"-"`
+	Collision      CollisionPolicy `json:"-"`
+	DisableMetrics bool            `json:"disableMetrics"`
+	FailFast       bool            `json:"failFast"`
 }
 
-func NewOptions(failFast bool) Options {
+// Defaults provides an Options with the default values set.
+func Defaults() Options {
 	return Options{
-		FailFast: failFast,
+		FailFast: true,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/control/options_test.go b/src/pkg/control/options_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 34fda1feb..000000000
--- a/src/pkg/control/options_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package control_test
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
-
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
-)
-
-type OptionsSuite struct {
-	suite.Suite
-}
-
-func TestOptionsSuite(t *testing.T) {
-	suite.Run(t, new(OptionsSuite))
-}
-
-func (suite *OptionsSuite) TestNewOptions() {
-	t := suite.T()
-
-	o1 := control.NewOptions(true)
-	assert.True(t, o1.FailFast, "failFast")
-
-	o2 := control.NewOptions(false)
-	assert.False(t, o2.FailFast, "failFast")
-}
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
index c4817d7b5..20b68a1da 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Repository struct {
 
 	Account account.Account // the user's m365 account connection details
 	Storage storage.Storage // the storage provider details and configuration
+	Opts    control.Options
 
 	Bus        events.Bus
 	dataLayer  *kopia.Wrapper
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func Initialize(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	acct account.Account,
 	s storage.Storage,
+	opts control.Options,
 ) (*Repository, error) {
 	kopiaRef := kopia.NewConn(s)
 	if err := kopiaRef.Initialize(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func Initialize(
 		Version:    "v1",
 		Account:    acct,
 		Storage:    s,
-		Bus:        events.NewBus(s, acct),
+		Bus:        events.NewBus(s, acct, opts),
 		dataLayer:  w,
 		modelStore: ms,
 	}
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ func Connect(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	acct account.Account,
 	s storage.Storage,
+	opts control.Options,
 ) (*Repository, error) {
 	kopiaRef := kopia.NewConn(s)
 	if err := kopiaRef.Connect(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ func Connect(
 		Version:    "v1",
 		Account:    acct,
 		Storage:    s,
-		Bus:        events.NewBus(s, acct),
+		Bus:        events.NewBus(s, acct, opts),
 		dataLayer:  w,
 		modelStore: ms,
 	}
@@ -149,11 +152,10 @@ func (r *Repository) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (r Repository) NewBackup(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	selector selectors.Selector,
-	opts control.Options,
 ) (operations.BackupOperation, error) {
 	return operations.NewBackupOperation(
 		ctx,
-		opts,
+		r.Opts,
 		r.dataLayer,
 		store.NewKopiaStore(r.modelStore),
 		r.Account,
@@ -166,11 +168,10 @@ func (r Repository) NewRestore(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	backupID string,
 	sel selectors.Selector,
-	opts control.Options,
 ) (operations.RestoreOperation, error) {
 	return operations.NewRestoreOperation(
 		ctx,
-		opts,
+		r.Opts,
 		r.dataLayer,
 		store.NewKopiaStore(r.modelStore),
 		r.Account,
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
index 4f48b2ac3..67d366c5f 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (suite *RepositorySuite) TestInitialize() {
 		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			st, err := test.storage()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			_, err = repository.Initialize(context.Background(), test.account, st)
+			_, err = repository.Initialize(context.Background(), test.account, st, control.Options{})
 			test.errCheck(t, err, "")
 		})
 	}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (suite *RepositorySuite) TestConnect() {
 		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			st, err := test.storage()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			_, err = repository.Connect(context.Background(), test.account, st)
+			_, err = repository.Connect(context.Background(), test.account, st, control.Options{})
 			test.errCheck(t, err)
 		})
 	}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (suite *RepositoryIntegrationSuite) TestInitialize() {
 	for _, test := range table {
 		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			st := test.storage(t)
-			r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, test.account, st)
+			r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, test.account, st, control.Options{})
 			if err == nil {
 				defer func() {
 					assert.NoError(t, r.Close(ctx))
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ func (suite *RepositoryIntegrationSuite) TestConnect() {
 	// need to initialize the repository before we can test connecting to it.
 	st := tester.NewPrefixedS3Storage(t)
 
-	_, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, account.Account{}, st)
+	_, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, account.Account{}, st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// now re-connect
-	_, err = repository.Connect(ctx, account.Account{}, st)
+	_, err = repository.Connect(ctx, account.Account{}, st, control.Options{})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ func (suite *RepositoryIntegrationSuite) TestNewBackup() {
 	// need to initialize the repository before we can test connecting to it.
 	st := tester.NewPrefixedS3Storage(t)
 
-	r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, acct, st)
+	r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, acct, st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, selectors.Selector{}, control.Options{})
+	bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, selectors.Selector{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, bo)
 }
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ func (suite *RepositoryIntegrationSuite) TestNewRestore() {
 	// need to initialize the repository before we can test connecting to it.
 	st := tester.NewPrefixedS3Storage(t)
 
-	r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, acct, st)
+	r, err := repository.Initialize(ctx, acct, st, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	ro, err := r.NewRestore(ctx, "backup-id", selectors.Selector{}, control.Options{})
+	ro, err := r.NewRestore(ctx, "backup-id", selectors.Selector{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, ro)
 }