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> "third-party site tracking (which is what Firebase is; it's a framework for third parties building usage tracking into apps" Firebase isn't that at all. It c
by strictnein 6y ago
> "third-party site tracking (which is what Firebase is; it's a framework for third parties building usage tracking into apps"
Firebase isn't that at all. It can be used to build such things, but so can PHP and CSV files.
- shadowgovt 6y agoSorry; my mistake. Should have said user tracking is a feature the Firebase platform makes easy to build, not that its intent or sole purpose is that.
- dessant 6y ago"At the heart of Firebase is Google Analytics, a free and unlimited analytics solution." https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics Of course Firebase is more than just analytics, but it sounds like it does offer much better tools for tracking than PHP.
- WhyNotHugo 6y ago> Firebase isn't that at all. It can be used to build such things, but so can PHP and CSV files. You can use PHP and CSV for purposes unrelated to tracking. Firebase cannot be used without any tracking going on.
- strictnein 6y agoYes, it absolutely can. I'm doing so currently. Firebase at its core is cloud functions, triggers, and storage.