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>power user deactivate tracking Is that a thing ? I can't speak in general but I know that for the large mobile app I am working on, we are slowly migrating to

>power user deactivate tracking Is that a thing ? I can't speak in general but I know that for the large mobile app I am working on, we are slowly migrating to our own solution and I highly doubt that users could deactivate it.

suneilp 11y ago
It's about blocking google analytics (or whatever else).
fatratchet 11y ago
I think it's ment in the sense that power users are by far the most likely people to disable telemetry or "Send usage data to help improve this software" functions, if such a setting is offered. Especially if the option is buried somewhere deep in the settings menu. Also the most likely users to have adblockers, though that's getting more and more common.
- rmc 11y ago
  If it's a web app, you can't do that.
  - detaro 11y ago
    Depends. If you use a third-party, client side telemetrics provider it's probably on blocklists. If you track usage yourself on the server or integrated into your JS, then yes, you'll probably get good data.
  - ta0967 11y ago
    if your user tracking is served from a 3rd-party domain, you won't see me or my family members in your stats. ublock, ghostery, requestpolicy. aggressive settings.
dredmorbius 11y ago
Most users don't change any settings. Which is why you want sane defaults. I first realised this (very much to my chagrin) when screen-resolution settings were first reported via JS. It was obvious (from the low and poor values selected) that the vast majority of users, under Windows, never right-clicked their desktop and tweaked display settings (800x600 @60Hz on CRTs, or worse, being the most common values). The only users who (in significant number) change settings are power users. A small minority in any regard, but also the ones who then are more likely to defeat various tracking and feedback systems -- disabling feedback or preemptively blocking sites and systems which profile system performance, including Google Analytics, New Relic, etc. Yes, if you can instrument within your tool (Web page, app) for response, great, but that's More Work For You, so it's far too easy to fall back on standard services. Which your best users are most likely to block....

suneilp 11y ago

It's about blocking google analytics (or whatever else).

fatratchet 11y ago

I think it's ment in the sense that power users are by far the most likely people to disable telemetry or "Send usage data to help improve this software" functions, if such a setting is offered. Especially if the option is buried somewhere deep in the settings menu. Also the most likely users to have adblockers, though that's getting more and more common.

rmc 11y ago
If it's a web app, you can't do that.
- detaro 11y ago
  Depends. If you use a third-party, client side telemetrics provider it's probably on blocklists. If you track usage yourself on the server or integrated into your JS, then yes, you'll probably get good data.
- ta0967 11y ago
  if your user tracking is served from a 3rd-party domain, you won't see me or my family members in your stats. ublock, ghostery, requestpolicy. aggressive settings.

dredmorbius 11y ago

Most users don't change any settings. Which is why you want sane defaults. I first realised this (very much to my chagrin) when screen-resolution settings were first reported via JS. It was obvious (from the low and poor values selected) that the vast majority of users, under Windows, never right-clicked their desktop and tweaked display settings (800x600 @60Hz on CRTs, or worse, being the most common values). The only users who (in significant number) change settings are power users. A small minority in any regard, but also the ones who then are more likely to defeat various tracking and feedback systems -- disabling feedback or preemptively blocking sites and systems which profile system performance, including Google Analytics, New Relic, etc. Yes, if you can instrument within your tool (Web page, app) for response, great, but that's More Work For You, so it's far too easy to fall back on standard services. Which your best users are most likely to block....