New Browser Plugin to block Google Analytics tracker

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Started 1 year ago by Andrew Mandelson
Latest reply from Jerome Dawson

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Andrew Mandelson
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I was first confused when I have read the article on TechCrunch , Analytics Blog and on NowPublic.com that Google will create a plugin to prevent Google Analytics trackers from recognizing them on websites. And this solution comes from Google itself!

This is a privacy issue for sure. I can understand that many webmaster do not want to get included (count) in their website statistics as visitors, but giving this tools for every user?! - Now all our statistics wil thrown to the garbage. There will probably be so many people that will use it (We are talking about privacy here guys), that many people will probably ditch Google Analytics for another solution.

But I think that Google just want to get people download their Chrome browser, even though that the plugin will be available for all browsers (probably). If such thing will happen, it can be the end of the days for Google Analytics. What do you think?

Posted 1 year ago #
Bella Monaco
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I found two interesting articles about Google Analytics and European law: here and here.

Posted 1 year ago #
Michael S.
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Privacy problems for Google in European countries probably. I think that in the near future, Google will enforce us to put "privacy policy" statement on our website, if we want to continue using GA on our website/blogs. A few years ago the Internet was a free and open space. But today, new laws are popping out everywhere, in many countries. I do think that Google can be hurt by require web site owners, to include privacy statements. I mean, how many people do you think will do that?. Maybe just if Google will block their account because it hasn't found any privacy policy page. We are going into dark times guys.

Posted 1 year ago #
Jerome Dawson
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There are laws in some countries that are very strict about about what information can be collected from visitors on the Internet. Many web analytics vendors will have to adopt to it, if they want to operate in those countries. I have searched the Internet for "Web privacy laws" and "Privacy protection laws". I've found this interesting article on netatty.com called Internet Privacy Law. This will give you an overview of the situations, what is regulated and what is not, constitutional basis for privacy, etc.

Posted 1 year ago #

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