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Re: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics

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Post by southerndrift »

sondr3 wrote: post #17

I've moved away from using any kind of script embedded in my webpages for tracking and instead just use Goaccess ( https://goaccess.io/ ) to analyze my logs. Though there are obvious caveats with this, you need to install it, configure the server logging to match it and so on. But personally the benefits outweighs the cons, it all runs on the server, you are the sole owner off all the data and this tracking doesn't r…

Isn't there a problem with GDPR compliance if you want to serve European pages? You are allowed to log IP addresses for security reasons. However, as far as I understand the situation, you need the agreement of the users if you use their personal data, which includes IP addresses, for anything else.

Has somebody figured out how to resolve this situation with log files?

Re: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics

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Post by cevn »

wnevets wrote: post #41
AdriaanvRossum wrote: post #2

Creator here. As a developer, I install analytics for clients, but I never feel comfortable installing Google Analytics because Google creates profiles for their visitors, and uses their information for apps (like AdWords). As we all know, big corporations unnecessarily track users without their consent. I want to change that. So I built Simple Analytics. To ensure that it's fast, secure, and stable, I built it entir…

> like sending requests as JSON requires an extra (pre-flight) request, so in my script I use the "text/plain" content type, which does not require an extra request. what are the security implications of this?

He's talking about skipping CORS by using a "plain" request. Avoiding CORS is not a huge security vulnerability afaik.

Re: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics

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Post by corobo »

danielbln wrote: post #51
harianus wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please remember this is a Show HN, very early stage.

You could argue that if it is very early stage, then it's maybe not the right time to charge $12/month.

The early stage is the perfect time to start charging. You get to see if it's got any real-world value for users. If nobody signs up then you can change direction or move on to something else.

Besides you don't want to be dealing with desperately trying to convert free users later, or worse, having to grandfather everyone in at free forever from your initial launch. Gotta pay the bills somehow.

Re: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics

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Post by aembleton »

whylo wrote: post #61

This is a great idea and I love the design. It looks like anyone can see the stats for any domain using the service without any authentication. I added the tracking code to my domain and was able to hit https://simpleanalytics.io/[mydomain.co.uk] without signing up or logging in. I was also able to see the stats for your personal site. Is that intentional? If it is, it seems like an odd choice for a privacy-first ser…

I see what you mean https://simpleanalytics.io/adriaan.io

Re: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics

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Post by huhtenberg »

I assume that it's more of a feeler/prototype than a real product, but even then it is really basic and through that it's ultimately useless.

A Summary page should show traffic volume, who exactly is driving it and where it arrives. That's the bare minimum needed to make shown information actually _useful_ and _actionable_. Things like "Top Domain Referrers" and "Top Pages" are aggregate vanity metrics, their effective utility is zero. If you have a spike in traffic, you want to know the reason and with your current design you can't.

Re: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics

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Post by ValentineC »

exikyut wrote: post #50

My feedback: someone else mentioned making the tiny live demo button bigger. I suggest scrapping it entirely... and embedding the demo statistics directly under the video, or very close to it, to go straight from "why" to "what it looks like". The chart/stats page design is sufficiently clean that shoving the whole thing onto the homepage won't actually be an information overload. Speaking of the video, it's ridiculo…

> … make sure there are no implicit "50/50" partnership agreements or the like.

What's wrong with "50/50" partnership agreements, unless the keyword here is "implicit"?

Re: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics

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Post by donaltroddyn »

aembleton wrote: post #76
whylo wrote: post #61

This is a great idea and I love the design. It looks like anyone can see the stats for any domain using the service without any authentication. I added the tracking code to my domain and was able to hit https://simpleanalytics.io/[mydomain.co.uk] without signing up or logging in. I was also able to see the stats for your personal site. Is that intentional? If it is, it seems like an odd choice for a privacy-first ser…

I see what you mean https://simpleanalytics.io/adriaan.io

Some people are taking advantage of this to leave messages for us: https://simpleanalytics.io/simpleanalytics.io

Edit: It seems to have been filtered now, but people were using spoofed referer headers to leave offensive messages for HN users.

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