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Users in general. We can't track Brave users because it blocks Google Analytics.
by JohnTHaller 7y ago
Users in general. We can't track Brave users because it blocks Google Analytics.
- devmunchies 7y agosure you can. easily done with basic server side tracking by parsing the User-Agent header. you should be logging this any way in some kind of access log.
- fastest963 7y agoTheir User-Agent is indistinguishable from Chrome, on purpose so I don't think you can just rely on that
- GoblinSlayer 7y agoWell, if it's Chrome and is untrackable, then it's Brave, easy.
- mosselman 7y agoThat is not how that works. What about actual Chrome with ad blockers then? What about other browsers pretending to be Chrome? There are add-ons that allow you to randomise your user agent, etc, etc.
- GoblinSlayer 7y agoDoes Chrome consult with ad blockers when it reports user activity to google?
- dontbenebby 7y ago>We can't track Brave users because it blocks Google Analytics. Isn't it possible to somehow look at user agents and do a raw count with some JS?
- jszymborski 7y agoThis should be possible by monitoring server logs with something like GoAccess
- zaarn 7y agoBrave uses the Chrome User Agent.
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoThat’s a feature for me as a user.
- p1necone 7y agoNot being able to track users is literally the main feature of Brave, so I'm not surprised it's difficult. It's as it should be.
- chrisseaton 7y agoI don't think the person you're replying to was saying they were surprised or expressing any opinion on whether they should be able to or not - they just said they can't.
- masterblaster1 7y agoLooks like you are too stupid to look into server logs