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Why use Google Analytics? Don't you know enough about us already DAZ?

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  • PetercatPetercat Posts: 2,321
    daywalker03 said:
    Petercat said:
    ebergerly said:
     

    The internet is not free, and it has never been free. And vendors don't care about "user experience", they care about knowing how best to sell you something. 

    "The basic agreement when it comes to internet is "I'll give you stuff if I get something in return".
    That's fine if they are up front about it.
    But if someone gives me a free bicycle, I don't expect to find my lawnmower missing later.
    With the excuse, "Well, I mumbled the deal when you weren't listening."

    I don't use Facebook or Google. But I still get their tracking cookies on my computer.
    Absent an explicit agreement between me and them, that's wrong.
    If you have to hide your behavior, it's probably dishonest.

    How many sites do you visit that don't have a link to their page on Facebook or Google+? While there are a lot that don't, I'm sure that at least some sites you visit, like this one, have them, which is most likely where tjose cookies are coming from.

    And the sites that do don't spell it out unless I wade through the user's agreement. Which isn't practical for a casual user.
    "Legal" doesn't always mean "right".

  • RogerbeeRogerbee Posts: 4,460

    I have Google Analytics Blocker installed on my Firefox and haven't had any problems that I know of. You have to be aware though that Firefox is on the verge of rolling out some form of new code and extensions marked 'Legacy' may no longer work so you need to keep an eye on what you have.

    CHEERS!

     

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