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I switched to it about a year ago to get rid of Google Analytics. Quite happy with the decision.
Only thing that bothered me is that most Ad Blockers are blocking Matomo as well. I did build a little Script to circumvent that, you might find it handy as well: https://gumroad.com/l/matomo_circumvent_adblock
I use it on my website. Check if your ad blocker is capable of blocking it: https://simon-frey.com
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Which parts are open source in usertrack ? you say not completely open-source
I say it's not completely open-source mainly because it's not free and people usually expect open-source to equal free. Once you purchase it you get full access to the original server-side code (PHP, MySQL). For the client-side part you only get the bundled JS/HTML/CSS (the original client-side source code is TypeScript, React), mostly because otherwise I would have to provide all the build tools and document better…
You are NOT allowed to:
Redistribute in any way any of the userTrack files or any parts of the userTrack's source code (with the exception of the public tracker JavaScript files that have to be included on your site).
Install userTrack on someone else's server.
Continue using userTrack or offering userTrack access to others after this license agreement has been voided (either via a refund, license period expiration or legal action).
This is not open source (or even "fair code" as redis etc advocate for). Providing the source but under a license like this is usually referred to as visible source or shared source
I've tried to use it and... they could work on improving the installation guide. I gave up after an hour or so of failing to provision the database and create configuration in a way that gets me to the initial setup screen. I was using their docker setup for this. It's kind of my job to take random apps, deploy them and manage properly, so I'm not a clueless user here. I could press on and figure it out with more tim…
The French data protection authority issued a piece of code (JS) which must be used to avoid collecting the user's consent. I don't know about other data protection authorities in the EU but it shouldn't be much different.
About data protection and GDPR, a good thing with Matomo is that, if configured properly, it can be used without requiring to collect the user's consent (since Matomo doesn't use the data for its own purpose). Of course there are less information collected but at least you don't have to display a form as soon as a user enters your website. The French data protection authority issued a piece of code (JS) which must be…
This is not how the GDPR works. If you are collecting personal data, or if you are dropping analytics cookies on someone's device, you need consent. No ifs or buts.
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Google Analytics tells you more about your audience because it stalks people across the web. Matomo can never provide that without having a broad range of websites from which you collect data and writing custom code to annotate visitors with your own interest tags. Matomo purely tracks analytics: who visited what page, for how long, from what device, from what location, from what inbound website, and what outbound li…
What information exactly does GA tell you from stalking people across the web? I don't think Google sharing with you accurate information about the people visiting other websites would be completely legal (GDPR). Where exactly do you find this information in the dashboard?
It's off by default. Turning it on gives you basic demographic data but also means you consent to sharing your GA data with Google to use for advertising purposes.
Any one know a node alternative to GA? Matomo is great, but for something like GA, node would be best option for handling large amount of http requests.
About data protection and GDPR, a good thing with Matomo is that, if configured properly, it can be used without requiring to collect the user's consent (since Matomo doesn't use the data for its own purpose). Of course there are less information collected but at least you don't have to display a form as soon as a user enters your website. The French data protection authority issued a piece of code (JS) which must be…
> it can be used without requiring to collect the user's consent (since Matomo doesn't use the data for its own purpose) This is not how the GDPR works. If you are collecting personal data, or if you are dropping analytics cookies on someone's device, you need consent. No ifs or buts.
I never said no personal data were collected but, if configure properly, the processing of data falls within the legitimate interest basis.
I use Matomo for years now and it works quite reliably. (A few updates failed the automatic update, but nothing serious) Only thing that bothered me is that most Ad Blockers are blocking Matomo as well. I did build a little Script to circumvent that, you might find it handy as well: https://gumroad.com/l/matomo_circumvent_adblock I use it on my website. Check if your ad blocker is capable of blocking it: https://simo…