How many users block Google analytics? (2017)

Re:How many users block Google analytics? (2017) by mijustin on Saturday February 29, 2020 @10:40PM (#22454973)

I recently got tired of Google Analytics (for a number of reasons) and switched to Fathom Analytics.

Now, Ghostery says I have "zero trackers" on my personal site.

Fathom doesn't collect personal info about my visitors. They just show me my aggregate metrics (popular pages, top referrers) which is all I need anyway.

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Re:How many users block Google analytics? (2017) by going_to_800 on Sunday March 01, 2020 @05:17AM (#22456210)

Unfortunately it's just a matter of time. I have no doubt they will get added to uBlock pretty soon. Most people don't make a difference between tracking anonymously for data aggregation and tracking individual users. Many are paranoid and think that any type of tracking is bad.

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Re:How many users block Google analytics? (2017) by notRobot on Sunday March 01, 2020 @08:04AM (#22456698)

It's because it only takes one flip of a switch to go from collecting aggregate data to collecting heavily personalised data.

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Re:How many users block Google analytics? (2017) by mariomeissner on Sunday March 01, 2020 @01:38AM (#22455507)

Do the browser And/tracker blockers also block Fathom? If I switch, will I see higher numbers than with Google Analytics?

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