On Feb 13, 2008 3:16 PM, Leo Wandersleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi again > > > Google Analytics has been in place for the past 8 months. No one has > > complained before hand so I see no reason why someone should now! > > I wanted to ask about it when I first blocked it. > > > And anyone one that has used Analytics knows it doesn't actually record > > who you are or where you've been all day! The most incriminating data > > would be where you came from (i.e. a referrer), you're os/browser, and > > location. But no emails, ips, or names are attached to that data. > > Huh?? How do you know? You only assume this from what google lets you know so > sorry but this does not convince me. > > > And as Kai pointed out, there are plugins out there that disable JS > > scripts of choice. If someone doesn't want to be recorded, then they > > just disable it. > > And if people don't want to be tracked on every move they make they can simply > keep up with the ways of tracking and use tor, NoScript, ... wear stupid masks > against video surveillance in public, stop using mobile phones, stop using > their > registered cars, ... or move to a deserted island. > > Sorry I have a problem with too much power in the hands of google alone. > > Do we really need to support this? I mean I said I would try to keep my > political believes apart but your "they don't store IPs" was too provoking. > > > So for now, it stays. > > !!11!!
To add to Leo's arguments: what _significant_ advantage does google analytics provide over something like analog or webalizer? -- Libre Software: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html _______________________________________________ glob2-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/glob2-devel
