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| author | Zhiming Wang <zmwangx@gmail.com> | 2015-09-25 12:35:08 -0700 |
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| committer | Zhiming Wang <zmwangx@gmail.com> | 2015-09-25 12:35:08 -0700 |
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Latest post: some grammar fixes and stuff
I screwed up on master and rushed out the post. I should have proofread
before pushing.
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diff --git a/source/blog/2015-09-25-removing-google-analytics-from-this-blog.md b/source/blog/2015-09-25-removing-google-analytics-from-this-blog.md index df7ea6bf..ebcb5ef2 100644 --- a/source/blog/2015-09-25-removing-google-analytics-from-this-blog.md +++ b/source/blog/2015-09-25-removing-google-analytics-from-this-blog.md @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ date_display: September 25, 2015 --- There was a lengthy discussion about Peace and ad-blocking in [Accidental Tech Podcast Episode 136](http://atp.fm/episodes/136). There were many lessons to learn from the story; as a side effect, it also made me reconsider Google Analytics on this blog. -I've been a user of ad-blocking for years and have little to no moral burden.[^1][^2] I do hate being tracked online, even by Google (to whom I entrust so much my personal information), although it's certainly better (I believe) than the host of shadier ad networks out there. Given this, why should I force something even I hate down my visitors' throats? Google Analytics is nice at telling me how many page views I get and where they are coming from, and I don't earn any money so I shouldn't feel guilty about it, but (1) it does install a tracker, and (2) I care very little about traffic anyway. +I've been a user of ad-blocking for years and have little to no moral burden.[^1][^2] I do hate being tracked online, even by Google (to whom I entrust so much of my personal information), although it's certainly better (I believe) than the host of shadier ad networks out there. Given this, why should I force something even I hate down my visitors' throats? Google Analytics is nice at telling me how many page views I got and where they came from, and I don't earn any money from it so I shouldn't feel guilty, but (1) it does install a tracker, and (2) I care very little about traffic anyway. -At this point the decision is pretty clear. I'm simply removing Google Analytics from this blog. This makes the blog entirely cookie-free and JS-free (except the very occasional JS embed). +At this point the decision is pretty clear. I'm simply removing Google Analytics from this blog. This makes the blog entirely cookie-free and JS-free (except for the very occasional JS embed). [^1]: I do try to support websites I frequent, e.g., through [Ars Premier](https://arstechnica.com/subscriptions/). |