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Now yes, I could go with other solutions, but they all take extra admin and support time, whereas Google Analytics is hosted for you (and importantly: free) and is an industry standard. Plus, when shopping around for better ad networks to replace adsense (coze it kinda sucks) - other ad networks like to see proper traffic details.
So yeah, sometime soon it will be coming, just a heads up on it.
Last edited by GamingOnLinux Bot on 16 Oct 2024 at 12:00 pm UTC
Just kidding! :happy:
But I won't pretend to be happy with it.
If there was a better way, I would be all ears, but the internet is still just mostly run on adverts, the Patreon simply isn't even close to enough by itself.
https://plausible.io/
I use this for my business. There are two ways you can use it:
- Pay monthly and use it like any other service (they host it).
- Self-host it (comes in a docker container) and pay nothing. (I use this method)
It's fully open source, so it feels more 'ethically' right (to me).
But, I do understand the position you're in and it may be much easier and faster to simply use G-Ticks in this case.
Last edited by BlackBloodRum on 19 Oct 2024 at 3:12 pm UTC
It's like in UE Google Analytics is pretty much illegal due to GDPR.
We just continue, as a whole, to feed Google etc... :sad:
The fun thing here is that this thread actually really helps your case.
By actively mentioning the option of content blockers and informing users you might be able to argue that you got user consent.
Edit:
the last one was only an official warning of data regulators, [this one is an actual Swedish conviction.](https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/swedish-watchdog-fines-tele2-for-gdpr-breaches/)
Last edited by LoudTechie on 20 Oct 2024 at 9:43 pm UTC
I'm curious, though, whether google analytics automatically respects the "do not track" browser setting. I suspect not, but it'd be a welcome surprise.
Last edited by emphy on 21 Oct 2024 at 6:25 am UTC
This post was just to inform people on future stuff, but now we're just getting silly so locking.
As a reminder: GOL is not a charity, it is a business, and I will do what I must to keep it going and at times it will be things some don't like.