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> I didn’t notice at first because the web analytics only shows real users, and the unusual activity could only be seen by looking at the server logs. Sounds l
by oefrha 4y ago
> I didn’t notice at first because the web analytics only shows real users, and the unusual activity could only be seen by looking at the server logs.
Sounds like everyone blocking analytics (Plausible in this case), e.g. myself just now, is lumped in with spam bots.
Of course, analytics blocking can’t meaningfully swing the ~99.99% statistic.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoI would argue that yes, it can. If the only people who are interested in using the website are those who block analytics - and, given the demographic of a niche search engine, it doesn't sound entirely implausible - then there's no telling how the 99.99% splits into bots and nerds.
- oefrha 4y agoNot every "nerd" use a blocker. I know many who don't. Some want to support the sites they visit; some want to see the web as it is for most people; some say their mental filters are so well developed that ads don't bother them; etc.
- Xylakant 4y agoYou could guesstimate by checking the IP address - blocks assigned to residential users are likely humans, blocks assigned to cloud providers etc. likely bots.
- gnabgib 4y agoThis is far from true. Either via trojans, botnets, "crowd sourced vpns", or of course tor relays, residential IPs are a source of many bots. The overwhelming majority of spam sources (after you block a few data centers in NL).
- asddubs 4y agoeven if there's 99 people blocking analytics for every person who doesn't, the figure is still 99%
- scambier 4y agoIf you self-host Plausible, it's also possible to bundle the analytics package with the website, so that there's isn't an "ad-blockable" lone request for the .js file. https://github.com/plausible/plausible-tracker https://github.com/plausible/plausible-tracker
- pluc 4y agoYeah there is. I surf with JS off because of people like you.
- varun_ch 4y agoMost of the data you can collect with Plausible could just be collected server side instead, it's nothing like Google Analytics.
- netr0ute 4y ago> Most of the data you can collect with Plausible could just be collected server side instead Then why not just use that instead?
- tylergetsay 4y agoSPAs & marketing teams are used to snippets
- folkrav 4y agohttps://plausible.io/privacy-focused-web-analytics https://plausible.io/privacy-focused-web-analytics You surf with JS off because of sites abusing their users' data. This is not it.
- 34679 4y agoCollecting data that a user doesn't want collected is abuse. It doesn't matter what you do with it.