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

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Post by reaperducer »

pdkl95 wrote: post #88
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…

> unnecessarily track users without their consent Regardless of your intentions, you are collecting enough data to track users. > I am transparent about what I collect ([URL]) That page doesn't mention that you are also collecting (and make no claim about storing) the globally-visible IP address (and any other data in the IP and TCP headers). This can be uniquely identifying; even when it isn't unique you usually onl…

That page doesn't mention that you are also collecting (and make no claim about storing) the globally-visible IP address (and any other data in the IP and TCP headers). This can be uniquely identifying; even when it isn't unique you usually only need a few bits of additional entropy to reconstruct[1] a unique tracking ID.

This is true. The legal department for the healthcare web sites I maintain doesn't let me store or track IP addresses, even for analytics.

I'm only allowed to tally most popular pages, display language chosen, and date/time. There might be one or two other things, but it's all super basic.

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

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Post by CJefferson »

samirm wrote: post #153
markbnj wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could there not be value in knowing how many pixels your users have available to view your things? You could presumably get that information from device characteristics but then could also presumably use that for fingerprinting.

You as the developer have access to and are aware of all possible display dimensions and aspect ratios. It's not that hard to prioritize the sizes you want to support and then work based off that. There are plenty of tools out there that let you simulate different screen sizes for testing too. I don't see this information providing any extra value.

Surely the best sizes to prioritize would be the ones your users are using the most?

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

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Post by wongarsu »

nickdandakis wrote: post #89

To everyone complaining about the price point for this service. You are part of The Problem. This is a solo dev's venture, that has a relatively pure and straightforward goal. If you can't afford it, don't use it and pick one of the others. Do NOT compare this with a B2C offering that has nothing to do with analytics. Do NOT compare this with a B2B offering that's free and feeds your user's data into the parent corpo…

Incrementing counters for pageviews, visited page, referer and page width, and putting that into chartjs is something I can put together myself in two hours. It wouldn't be nearly as polished, but it would be 90% there and good enough. Plus I would have a much better idea how well it scales, and generally have less unknowns and risks.

The goal is great, the design is sleek, but at the current price point (which is already lowered to $9) and feature set, it's just not worth it to me. For that price the tool has to provide more actionable data or other value.

There's probably a market out there, but most of that market is probably not the type of person you will find on hacker news.

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

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Post by chpmrc »

fiatjaf wrote: post #119

This feels like a rant, but I've posted my https://trackingco.de/ here multiple times, which has very similar proposal (and is cheaper) but never got a single line of feedback.

Some more (constructive) feedback: way too much text. The design of the landing page does matter (even for developers :) some of us at least). There should be a better way to convey the message.

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

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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…

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

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Post by samirm »

CJefferson wrote: post #165
samirm wrote: post #153

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You as the developer have access to and are aware of all possible display dimensions and aspect ratios. It's not that hard to prioritize the sizes you want to support and then work based off that. There are plenty of tools out there that let you simulate different screen sizes for testing too. I don't see this information providing any extra value.

Surely the best sizes to prioritize would be the ones your users are using the most?

Also known as the most common sizes used by everyone else for most other sites...
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