> We and our 721 advertising partners store and/or access information on your device and also process personal data, like unique identifiers, browsing activity, and other standard information sent by your device including your IP address.
And then there is no Decline or Settings button, but only "Learn More".
I do not consider myself particularly sensitive about such stuff, but this one was too bold!
I don't get it. You write a blog, likely for the joy of writing & showcasing your projects. Maybe as a vehicle to sell consulting services, books, or to spice up a resume. Hosting something with some text and pictures costs you pennies. People want to get in touch with you for some reason? Great. There's an email address at the bottom of the page.
Nowhere does this need bullshit analytics, ads, or worst of all selling visitor data to 721 adtech parties. Yet here we are...
I think there are different types of writers, not all have the same motivation.
The one you talk about does it for the joy of writing or showcasing their projects.
But there is another where writing is a part of it, but getting views and feeling heard is another part, where numbers going up on a dashboard gives them dopamine.
They need analytics as that's the way they verify that someone is actually paying attention. Without it, they would never know if someone is reading it or not, and that's a part of their motivation.
Yet another group just want to know which of their post is more popular than another, they maybe don't really care about the specific numbers but more the ratio between posts, so they can keep writing what people seem to be reading the most.
Regardless, none of that actually need intrusive client-side analytics and tracking, it all can be done server-side but seems we've collectively forgotten how to do this.
> Regardless, none of that actually need intrusive client-side analytics and tracking, it all can be done server-side but seems we've collectively forgotten how to do this.
Hear, hear. Heaven forbid someone in need of some dopamine greps their server logs, or increments some counter in a db...
The blog is hosted on wordpress.com. Author likely has little control over this, and all the adtech garbage 'comes along for the ride', and the author is indifferent to it, and/or considers it the price of blog hosting.
There is a "Disagree to all" button if you click "Learn More", but you only really find out about that after reading the entire popup. Quite hostile overall, yet I find the emphasis on the exact number of 721 advertising partners amusing.
Sorry, I'm not aware of this issue. I submitted the link but I'm not the author of the blog. I work in embedded systems and I've been using reading Erich's blog for years. Semihosting is one of those less well known topics I thought I'd share. Is there a problem with the blog? I'm in the US and use Brave browser. I didn't notice a privacy issue.
And then there is no Decline or Settings button, but only "Learn More". I do not consider myself particularly sensitive about such stuff, but this one was too bold!