diff --git a/deployment/setup_20.04.sh b/deployment/setup_20.04.sh
index 984bfa75c..6bbd9c932 100644
--- a/deployment/setup_20.04.sh
+++ b/deployment/setup_20.04.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ LONGOPTS=console,debug,help,install,Install:,logs:,restart,ssl,upgrade,Upgrade:,
 OPTIONS=cdhiI:l:rsuU:wvWK
 CWCTL_VERSION="3.5.0"
 pg_pass=$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c 15 ; echo '')
-CHATWOOT_HUB_URL="https://hub.2.chatwoot.com/events"
 
 # if user does not specify an option
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -629,44 +628,44 @@ EOF
   read -rp 'Would you like to install Postgres and Redis? (Answer no if you plan to use external services)(yes or no): ' install_pg_redis
 
   echo -en "\n➥ 1/9 Installing dependencies. This takes a while.\n"
-  install_dependencies &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+  install_dependencies >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
 
   if [ "$install_pg_redis" != "no" ]; then
     echo "➥ 2/9 Installing databases."
-    install_databases &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+    install_databases >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
   else
     echo "➥ 2/9 Skipping Postgres and Redis installation."
   fi
 
   if [ "$configure_webserver" == "yes" ]; then
     echo "➥ 3/9 Installing webserver."
-    install_webserver &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+    install_webserver >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
   else
     echo "➥ 3/9 Skipping webserver installation."
   fi
 
   echo "➥ 4/9 Setting up Ruby"
-  configure_rvm &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+  configure_rvm >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
 
   if [ "$install_pg_redis" != "no" ]; then
     echo "➥ 5/9 Setting up the database."
-    configure_db &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+    configure_db >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
   else
     echo "➥ 5/9 Skipping database setup."
   fi
 
   echo "➥ 6/9 Installing Chatwoot. This takes a long while."
-  setup_chatwoot &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+  setup_chatwoot >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
 
   if [ "$install_pg_redis" != "no" ]; then
     echo "➥ 7/9 Running database migrations."
-    run_db_migrations &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+    run_db_migrations >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
   else
     echo "➥ 7/9 Skipping database migrations."
   fi
 
   echo "➥ 8/9 Setting up systemd services."
-  configure_systemd_services &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+  configure_systemd_services >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
 
   public_ip=$(curl http://checkip.amazonaws.com -s)
 
@@ -689,7 +688,7 @@ EOF
   cwctl_message
   else
     echo "➥ 9/9 Setting up SSL/TLS."
-    setup_ssl &>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+    setup_ssl >> "${LOG_FILE}" 2>&1
     ssl_success_message
     cwctl_message
   fi
@@ -958,7 +957,6 @@ EOF
 #   None
 ##############################################################################
 function upgrade() {
-  cwctl_upgrade_check
   get_cw_version
   echo "Upgrading Chatwoot to v$CW_VERSION (branch: $BRANCH)"
 
@@ -1129,56 +1127,6 @@ function webserver() {
   #TODO(@vn): allow installing nginx only without SSL
 }
 
-
-##############################################################################
-# Report cwctl events to hub
-# Globals:
-#   CHATWOOT_HUB_URL
-# Arguments:
-# event_name: Name of the event to report
-# event_data: Data to report
-# installation_identifier: Installation identifier
-# Outputs:
-#   None
-##############################################################################
-function report_event() {
-  local event_name="$1"
-  local event_data="$2"
-
-  CHATWOOT_HUB_URL="https://hub.2.chatwoot.com/events"
-
-  # get installation identifier
-  local installation_identifier=$(get_installation_identifier)
-
-  # Prepare the data for the request
-  local data="{\"installation_identifier\":\"$installation_identifier\",\"event_name\":\"$event_name\",\"event_data\":{\"action\":\"$event_data\"}}"
-
-  # Make the curl request to report the event
-  curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$data" "$CHATWOOT_HUB_URL" -s -o /dev/null
-}
-
-
-##############################################################################
-# Get installation identifier
-# Globals:
-#   None
-# Arguments:
-#   None
-# Outputs:
-#   installation_identifier
-##############################################################################
-function get_installation_identifier() {
-
-  local installation_identifier
-
-  installation_identifier=$(sudo -i -u chatwoot << "EOF"
-  cd chatwoot
-  RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake instance_id:get_installation_identifier
-EOF
-)
-  echo "$installation_identifier"
-}
-
 ##############################################################################
 # Print cwctl version (-v/--version)
 # Globals:
@@ -1192,83 +1140,6 @@ function version() {
   echo "cwctl v$CWCTL_VERSION"
 }
 
-##############################################################################
-# Check if there is newer version of cwctl and upgrade if found
-# Globals:
-#   CWCTL_VERSION
-# Arguments:
-# remote_version_url = URL to fetch the remote version from
-# remote_version = Remote version of cwctl
-# Outputs:
-#   None
-##############################################################################
-function cwctl_upgrade_check() {
-    echo "Checking for cwctl updates..."
-
-    local remote_version_url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/master/VERSION_CWCTL"
-    local remote_version=$(curl -s "$remote_version_url")
-
-    #Check if pip is not installed, and install it if not
-    if ! command -v pip3 &> /dev/null; then
-        echo "Installing pip..."
-        apt-get install -y python3-pip
-    fi
-
-    # Check if packaging library is installed, and install it if not
-    if ! python3 -c "import packaging.version" &> /dev/null; then
-        echo "Installing packaging library..."
-        install_packaging
-    fi
-
-    needs_update=$(python3 -c "from packaging import version; v1 = version.parse('$CWCTL_VERSION'); v2 = version.parse('$remote_version'); print(1 if v2 > v1 else 0)")
-
-    if [ "$needs_update" -eq 1 ]; then
-        echo "Upgrading cwctl from $CWCTL_VERSION to $remote_version"
-        upgrade_cwctl
-        echo $'\U0002713 Done'
-        echo $'\U0001F680 Please re-run your command'
-        exit 0
-    else
-        echo "Your cwctl is up to date"
-    fi
-
-}
-
-##############################################################################
-# Check for PEP 668 restrictions and install packaging accordingly
-# Globals:
-#   None
-# Arguments:
-#   None
-# Outputs:
-#   None
-##############################################################################
-function install_packaging() {
-  ubuntu_version=$(lsb_release -r | awk '{print $2}')
-  if [[ "$ubuntu_version" == "24.04" ]]; then
-    echo "Detected Ubuntu 24.04. Installing packaging library using apt."
-    apt-get install -y python3-packaging
-  else
-    echo "Installing packaging library using pip."
-    python3 -m pip install packaging
-  fi
-}
-
-
-
-##############################################################################
-# upgrade cwctl
-# Globals:
-#   None
-# Arguments:
-#   None
-# Outputs:
-#   None
-##############################################################################
-function upgrade_cwctl() {
-    wget https://get.chatwoot.app/linux/install.sh -O /usr/local/bin/cwctl > /dev/null 2>&1 && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/cwctl
-}
-
 ##############################################################################
 # main function that handles the control flow
 # Globals:
@@ -1282,52 +1153,42 @@ function main() {
   setup_logging
 
   if [ "$c" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "console" > /dev/null 2>&1
     get_console
   fi
 
   if [ "$h" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "help"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     help
   fi
 
   if [ "$i" == "y" ] || [ "$I" == "y" ]; then
     install
-    report_event "cwctl" "install"  > /dev/null 2>&1
   fi
 
   if [ "$l" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "logs"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     get_logs
   fi
 
   if [ "$r" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "restart"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     restart
   fi
 
   if [ "$s" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "ssl"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     ssl
   fi
 
   if [ "$u" == "y" ] || [ "$U" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "upgrade"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     upgrade
   fi
 
   if [ "$w" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "webserver"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     webserver
   fi
 
   if [ "$v" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "version"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     version
   fi
 
   if [ "$C" == "y" ]; then
-    report_event "cwctl" "convert"  > /dev/null 2>&1
     convert_deployment
   fi
 
diff --git a/deployment/spec/setup_20.04_privacy_test.sh b/deployment/spec/setup_20.04_privacy_test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39e143903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/spec/setup_20.04_privacy_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -u
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+SETUP_SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/../setup_20.04.sh"
+
+fail() {
+  printf 'FAIL: %s\n' "$1" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+[ -f "$SETUP_SCRIPT" ] || fail "setup script not found"
+
+forbidden_patterns=(
+  'report_event'
+  'hub\.2\.chatwoot\.com/events'
+  'installation_identifier.*event_name'
+  'raw\.githubusercontent\.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/master/VERSION_CWCTL'
+  'get\.chatwoot\.app/linux/install\.sh'
+  'cwctl_upgrade_check'
+  'upgrade_cwctl'
+)
+
+for pattern in "${forbidden_patterns[@]}"; do
+  if grep -E -q "$pattern" "$SETUP_SCRIPT"; then
+    fail "forbidden cwctl telemetry or vendor updater pattern: $pattern"
+  else
+    grep_status=$?
+    if [ "$grep_status" -ne 1 ]; then
+      fail "unable to scan setup script for pattern: $pattern (grep status $grep_status)"
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+printf '%s\n' 'PASS: cwctl privacy test'