
Ilia Smirnov developed advanced data collection consent management features for the JetBrains/intellij-community repository, focusing on GDPR compliance and user experience. Over two months, he introduced a modular consent system with reusable UI components, enabling flexible grouping and display of multiple consents. His work included a two-tier consent model, regional policy handling for China, and integration with LLMDataSharingManager to align with enterprise governance. Using Java, Kotlin, and JSON, Ilia refactored legacy code, improved onboarding flows, and enhanced observability through instrumentation and debug logging. The result was a maintainable, privacy-focused framework that clarified user choices and reduced regulatory risk.

September 2025 — JetBrains/intellij-community: Delivered a GDPR-aligned overhaul of the TRACE consent framework with a new modular consent system, removal of legacy TraceDataSharingActivity, and regional handling (China). Implemented a two-tier consent model (non-commercial vs others), UI/refactor improvements for readability, and enhanced consent state management and data-sharing controls. Strengthened governance by aligning TRACE with IDES, integrating with LLMDataSharingManager, and refining plugin filtering and Settings visibility (including showing/hiding outdated consents and enabling AI data-sharing controls). Result: reduced regulatory risk, clearer user choice, and safer AI data sharing configurations with enterprise-ready controls and observability.
September 2025 — JetBrains/intellij-community: Delivered a GDPR-aligned overhaul of the TRACE consent framework with a new modular consent system, removal of legacy TraceDataSharingActivity, and regional handling (China). Implemented a two-tier consent model (non-commercial vs others), UI/refactor improvements for readability, and enhanced consent state management and data-sharing controls. Strengthened governance by aligning TRACE with IDES, integrating with LLMDataSharingManager, and refining plugin filtering and Settings visibility (including showing/hiding outdated consents and enabling AI data-sharing controls). Result: reduced regulatory risk, clearer user choice, and safer AI data sharing configurations with enterprise-ready controls and observability.
August 2025 summary for JetBrains/intellij-community focusing on data collection consent management improvements and UI enhancements. Delivered a reusable ConsentGroup pattern to group multiple data collection consents, with ConsentGroupUI enabling consistent reuse of consent UI across components. UI improvements include displaying grouped consents, flexible consent logic, and onboarding flows; plus cleanup of the AI consent UI to streamline user experience. Regional policy handling and first-launch behavior updates were implemented to align with TRACE requirements across user types and geographies.
August 2025 summary for JetBrains/intellij-community focusing on data collection consent management improvements and UI enhancements. Delivered a reusable ConsentGroup pattern to group multiple data collection consents, with ConsentGroupUI enabling consistent reuse of consent UI across components. UI improvements include displaying grouped consents, flexible consent logic, and onboarding flows; plus cleanup of the AI consent UI to streamline user experience. Regional policy handling and first-launch behavior updates were implemented to align with TRACE requirements across user types and geographies.
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