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Server logs are easily faked. There's a lot of mistrust in the industry (well-earned, due to many scams in the past). Third-party web analytics providers, imple
by blakeyrat 11y ago
Server logs are easily faked. There's a lot of mistrust in the industry (well-earned, due to many scams in the past). Third-party web analytics providers, implemented via plain-text JavaScript anybody can audit, are fair.
(That ignores of course that server logs are virtually useless for determining a user's behavior on a single page app. It's not the ONLY reason server logs aren't used, but perhaps is the most important reason.)