Add some sort of data fingerprint to allow for tracing back usage of the component
Until the feature of data upload becomes the standard, it could be a good idea to flip the mindset and instead of "stealth mode" allow users to leave a simple but recognizable "data fingerprint" so that on the other end these traces enable an estimation of the user base and thus also importance of the feature.
Ideas: introduce a checkbox which allows for e.g. flipping seconds in the time values on certain days, or put number PI digits in one full week as added seconds and compensate this time at the last day.