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While I agree with your count-point, it's worth pointing out that Ghostery blocks Google Analytics, too. So they might actually not notice the traffic if they'r

While I agree with your count-point, it's worth pointing out that Ghostery blocks Google Analytics, too. So they might actually not notice the traffic if they're only looking at Google Analytics (or other blocked analytics tools). [1] But anyways, I agree with what you're saying. If we care about privacy, we have to be loud about it. I just thought it was worth pointing out that facet of Ghostery. [1] Yes, you can still see the traffic in the web server logs, but I don't see evidence of many companies still doing that. Google Analytics and the like seem to have completely replaced server logs for traffic analysis.

sdoering 14y ago
If they only use Google Analytics (or Piwik, or anything else) and not fact-check this with server logs, they deserve to feel "low on traffic". But Ghostery is not able (correct me if I am wrong) to disable the server from logging you. And automatically reading server-logs is not so difficult at all. The most funny thing here is, that in Germany, you should anonymize an IP-address, when tracking, because of the law, that is concerned with privacy. But the server logs your full IP non the less. On the original post: The technology advertised to the author would be totally illegal in Germany. And if I would ever encounter (via Ghostery) a site that uses them and has a German base, I would inform the authorities against them. I just hate this philosophy of bending/breaking the law/common sense, just because it is possible and might bring in some Bucks. And just because pressure from users might change the regulators minds in the future. It just feels so totally wrong, so disrespectful against fellow human beings, that imho everybody, that has something to do with things like this should be deported to somewhere like North Korea, or the likes. Or like in the middle ages should stand in the pillory (and not in a virtual one).

sdoering 14y ago

If they only use Google Analytics (or Piwik, or anything else) and not fact-check this with server logs, they deserve to feel "low on traffic". But Ghostery is not able (correct me if I am wrong) to disable the server from logging you. And automatically reading server-logs is not so difficult at all. The most funny thing here is, that in Germany, you should anonymize an IP-address, when tracking, because of the law, that is concerned with privacy. But the server logs your full IP non the less. On the original post: The technology advertised to the author would be totally illegal in Germany. And if I would ever encounter (via Ghostery) a site that uses them and has a German base, I would inform the authorities against them. I just hate this philosophy of bending/breaking the law/common sense, just because it is possible and might bring in some Bucks. And just because pressure from users might change the regulators minds in the future. It just feels so totally wrong, so disrespectful against fellow human beings, that imho everybody, that has something to do with things like this should be deported to somewhere like North Korea, or the likes. Or like in the middle ages should stand in the pillory (and not in a virtual one).