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There's nothing "unique" about those visits, just using the referrer isn't enough to make them unique.
by marcusjt 7y ago
There's nothing "unique" about those visits, just using the referrer isn't enough to make them unique.
- tyingq 7y agoYeah, I had to keep re-reading it to make sure I didn't miss something clever. The "trick" is that they use an unrelated metric instead? Heh.
- sm4rk0 7y agoIt's always quasi-unique, because people might use some privacy protection measures that skew the results. This is less precise but more privacy friendly (for those who care).
- glitcher 7y agoThe author's comment post discusses how the analytics are going to be flawed, but is emphasizing that the trends in the numbers over time can be very useful, even when we know the exact numbers are not precise. I think it's a great trade-off to respect user privacy while removing annoying popup garbage from the user's screen about consent. Aren't we all sick and tired of these consent buttons everywhere online now???