Nice writeup. I also wrote my own stats module for my website package, and I must say: it seems pretty accurate (never tested it next to GA by the way). I basic

Nice writeup. I also wrote my own stats module for my website package, and I must say: it seems pretty accurate (never tested it next to GA by the way). I basically track the same things as you, but I don't fingerprint. I just explain to my users why and what, and they understand completely. They don't even care about unique visitors that much, just the broad scope and where the users come from and when. The only cookies my system leaves behind are when a visitor fills in a contactform, so it is easier to block bad actors (there are emails going to be send, and I care about the email server's reputation). It's flabbergasting to see how much form spam takes place. P.S. I 'follow' your blog now, by RSS.