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It's especially frustrating when the only reason for the consent banner is because they decided to use Google Analytics [1]. Just use something selfhosted like
by fbelzile 6y ago
It's especially frustrating when the only reason for the consent banner is because they decided to use Google Analytics [1]. Just use something selfhosted like Matomo with a few privacy settings enabled [2] and then bam! no more annoying consent banners for visitors, no more Google tracking your visitors, and you still get the metrics you want. Everyone wins (well, except Google).
[1] http://boginjr.com/gdpr/ http://boginjr.com/gdpr/
[2] https://matomo.org/faq/new-to-piwik/how-do-i-use-matomo-analytics-without-consent-or-cookie-banner/ https://matomo.org/faq/new-to-piwik/how-do-i-use-matomo-anal...
- ryandrake 6y agoOr, and I know this is almost heresy here, but why not just leave off analytics? This is essentially a static page with text and images. What on earth are you analyzing? Why do you need to collect any data at all?
- pushrax 6y agoVanity (in my experience). Though I don't know why web server logs aren't enough for that. Engagement duration tracking is probably the most important thing client-side analytics brings for a site that's trying to make money, but for a personal site, seems unnecessary.