GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of personal data

Re:GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of ... by kareemm on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:35AM (#22045691)

I don't care that much about not tracking my users tbh. I'm only using it to optimize conversion on my site. I'm not selling it or doing anything untoward, and wouldn't ever.

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Re:GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of ... by lbriner on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:42AM (#22045780)

You can't optimise conversion if you remove the ability to track users. If you see 8 hits on page A and 4 on page B, is it that 4 people left or that the first 4 people visited the page twice before they moved to page B? You can't tell without the unique cookie.

That said, having a unique but anonymous cookie within a single site isn't the end of the world but Google only provide GA for free because it is useful for determining other things.

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Re:GoatCounter – Simple web statistics, with no tracking of ... by kareemm on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:17AM (#22046198)

Like I said, I don't care about not tracking my users. In other words I'm fine tracking my users.

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