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I built this as an exercise in product management - even though it is just a little extension, I want to run it as if it were a revenue-generating product so th

I built this as an exercise in product management - even though it is just a little extension, I want to run it as if it were a revenue-generating product so that I can gain experience in that area. Part of that is looking at usage data to identify what parts are working, what needs improvement, retention statistics, etc. I made them opt-out because I would be pissed if someone made a cool thing that I wanted to use but insisted on tracking me with it :)

nerdponx 9y ago
I think you misunderstood my question. Why "opt out" instead of "opt in"? Or better still, "ask the user at first run"?
- jdormit 9y ago
  Because DNT was the quickest solution. I'm actually rewriting that part over the next couple of days to be opt in instead (via a popup the first time the sidebar is opened, I think).
- rhelmer 9y ago
  One problem is the risk of self-selection bias.
jdormit 9y ago
Having given it more thought, and in response to some of the concerns raised in this thread, I removed analytics entirely.