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I appreciate what simpleanalytics.io and 1984 is trying to do but I really think they risk going on a hyperbole and thus lose the broad appeal of their cause.
by chvid 8y ago
I appreciate what simpleanalytics.io and 1984 is trying to do but I really think they risk going on a hyperbole and thus lose the broad appeal of their cause.
The important thing here is rightful skepticism of companies which gives away valuable complex software (a web analytics tool) for free in return for access to your customers behavioural data which then is sold or used in other parts of their business (ie. Google Analytics/Google Adwords).
Making this a thing about the mass surveillance of the five eyes and thus having to avoid hosting companies such as Digital Ocean and AWS just looses a lot of us and frankly is a bit too paranoid/silly.
- harianus 8y agoA little note on hosting companies. In Europe at least there are corporations that only host data in Europe and don't use any hosting companies from the US. This is a question which we repeatedly get at Simple Analytics. So avoiding those companies has advantages business wise.
- chvid 8y agoWhat exactly is the problem in using digital ocean and select a server placed in Europe?
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- detaro 8y agoThe concern is that the US government will ask/force US companies to hand over data or give access even it's stored outside the US. E.g. see the "CLOUD act".
- pdimitar 8y agoUS law enforcement agencies have the right to come to your office, demand and collect all your data and force you to keep silent about it. You guys in USA might not hear a lot about it but this is a business concern in a no small amount of countries around the world. Especially Europe (or I might think so because I'm there; selection and confirmation bias are always a possibility).