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My point is that your `wc -l access.log` solution will also track people who send the Do Not Track header unless you specifically prevent it from doing so. In f
by jakelazaroff 3y ago
My point is that your `wc -l access.log` solution will also track people who send the Do Not Track header unless you specifically prevent it from doing so. In fact, you could implement the exact same system described in the blog post by replacing the Python code run on every request with an aggregation of the access log. So what is the pragmatic difference between the two?
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- gizmo 3y agoEven the GDPR makes this distinction. Access logs (with IP addresses) are fine if you use them for technical purposes (monitor for 404, 500 errors) but if you use access logs for marketing purposes you need users to opt-in, because IP addresses are considered PII by law. And if you don't log IPs then you can't track uniques. Tracking and logging are not the same thing.
- jakelazaroff 3y agoMay I remind you that your own suggested solution was using access logs for marketing purposes!