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swar8080 authored Nov 13, 2023
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OTel Baggage should be used for data that you're okay with potentially exposing
to anyone who inspects your network traffic. This is because it's stored in HTTP
headers alongside the current context. If your relevant network traffic is
headers alongside the current context, and may be sent to external APIs by automatic instrumentation. If your relevant network traffic is
entirely within your own network, then this caveat may not apply.

Common use cases include information that’s only accessible further up a stack.
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