Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
by reaperducer on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:45PM
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That page doesn't mention that you are also collecting (and make no claim about storing) the globally-visible IP address (and any other data in the IP and TCP headers). This can be uniquely identifying; even when it isn't unique you usually only need a few bits of additional entropy to reconstruct[1] a unique tracking ID.
This is true. The legal department for the healthcare web sites I maintain doesn't let me store or track IP addresses, even for analytics.
I'm only allowed to tally most popular pages, display language chosen, and date/time. There might be one or two other things, but it's all super basic.
This is true. The legal department for the healthcare web sites I maintain doesn't let me store or track IP addresses, even for analytics.
I'm only allowed to tally most popular pages, display language chosen, and date/time. There might be one or two other things, but it's all super basic.