Almost 40% of HN users block Google Analytics, how we learned to adapt to it
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Re: Almost 40% of HN users block Google Analytics, how we learned to adapt to it
#2"I understand not wanting to be tracked, but they should just record the visits without any identifiable information"
Re: Almost 40% of HN users block Google Analytics, how we learned to adapt to it
#3I find it very uncomfortable that the author's solution is not just to recommend, but to implement for his platform's users, a fallback that circumvents the block and still feeds data to Google Analytics. Using Piwik grants the site owner the data they need, while respecting the visitor's choice to block Google.
Re: Almost 40% of HN users block Google Analytics, how we learned to adapt to it
#4I find it very uncomfortable that the author's solution is not just to recommend, but to implement for his platform's users, a fallback that circumvents the block and still feeds data to Google Analytics. Using Piwik grants the site owner the data they need, while respecting the visitor's choice to block Google.
It is what the users of the platform need to be able to accurately track the analytics.