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What sort of analytics do Mozilla actually need?
I could explain it but it's better to look at the websites of MixPanel, Google Analytics and KissMetrics. Those are three leading players for analytics IMHO. Web analytics for most serious sites are managed by dedicated marketing teams so features are to meet their requirements.
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Sure, I'd love to elaborate on benefits for Mozilla and others that arise from use of GA. The list won't be exhaustive but will provide enough examples. 1. Mozilla launches a new translation initiative for Firefox that is announced on the index page and links to the landing page for the initiative. Google Analytics(GA) allows them to understand the clickthrough rate of the announcement and conversion rate of visitors…
How pathetically weak are all of them? And certainly doesn't need constantly running analytics or even only opt-in.
When you open a freshly installed Firefox on Ubuntu or Windows (that is where I checked) you will have a google cookie set right before the first usage, without any chance of opting out or being asked before. Yes, anybody can change the startpage, delete all cookies and restart the browser. How many users will do this? And does forcing every user into google surveillance comply with this privacy marketing of mozilla,…
Given how much they've lobotomised the interface over the years, I think it's very unlikely they'll make default such an easily accessible option to delete cookies; quite possibly the only reason some cookie management still remains is because it was there in the first place and the privacy advocates would scream very loudly if it was removed. Otherwise, I think web developers with their "appeal to stupidity" argumen…
I'll also add that there is a button that lets you delete all private info (cookies, history, etc.) acquired in a certain period of time: the Forget button [1].
If you're looking for something more advanced, you'll have to use something like this addon [2]
[1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/forget-button-quickly-d... [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/selectivecook...