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Probably most websites use Google Analytics or an alternative.

• seanwilson 8y ago
  > Probably most websites use Google Analytics or an alternative. How is this not essential though? You can't effectively run a business without some understanding of your traffic and where it's coming from. Also, you can use Google Analytics in a way that doesn't store PII.
  • jazoom 8y ago
    I could run the business just fine without Google Analytics. Would just be in the dark a bit more. I'm not associated with EU so I haven't pondered on this as much as others. My first thought is that this should really be up to the browsers and their users on what info Analytics software is able to work out just from the user being on the page. Users should just assume that every business will absorb all available information. At least then we wouldn't see those ridiculous cookie notices everywhere. As a web developer, I'm kinda surprised 3rd party cookies ever became a thing in the first place.
    • icebraining 8y ago
      Users should just assume that every business will absorb all available information. Users don't know what "available information" is. And frankly, not even the browser developers do - we keep discovering new ways to track people (e.g. using ETags) with features that weren't intended for that. So it's quite hard to claim the user can simply decide what to share.