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For the simple reports it's generating I'm surprised this deployment of GoatCounter requires javascript in the client instead of just consuming the Location/ip/

For the simple reports it's generating I'm surprised this deployment of GoatCounter requires javascript in the client instead of just consuming the Location/ip/user-agent string from the server logs.

guappa 3y ago
Feels gdpr violating… Not a functionality and tracking.
- llimllib 3y ago
  it's explicitly in compliance with GDPR, check it out: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/gdpr https://www.goatcounter.com/help/gdpr
  - david_allison 3y ago
    > Other information such as the URL or Referer do not relate to an identified person. This doesn't sound like it holds weight: Referer is a user-specified string, this could easily be attributed to a natural person by the use of additional information The URL of this comment is [0]. I clicked the link above, if Referer is being tracked, it's almost guaranteed that you've collected my PII [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=38385378&goto=item%3Fid%3D38378595%2338385378 https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=38385378&goto=item%3Fi...
  - guappa 3y ago
    I'm not a lawyer but I'm fairly sure that writing "I didn't violate any law" doesn't necessarily mean that the statement is true.
bbkane 3y ago
A JS tag is easier to deploy than an agent on a server. I run GoatCounter on my Netlify static site (and I don't even have access to server logs).