Abstract: The present disclosure describes a telemetry redundant measurement avoidance protocol (TRMAP) that solves redundant data collection problems in telemetry systems. The TRMAP can operate in a non-supervised environment and/or in a distributed manner, and does not require a central controller to manage multiple collection agents in one or multiple telemetry systems. The TRMAP can also be an opt-in-based protocol that favors altruistic data sharing and reuse between collection agents. In these ways, the TRMAP provides freedom and collaboration among developers or other entities that desired telemetry data, while allowing non-compliant collection agents to coexist, if possible.