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Notes on analytics, privacy and clarity
2026-09-03 · 3 min
Non-confusing UIs for analytics
Most analytics dashboards are built to impress, not to be read. Here are the rules we use to keep Coldreader understandable by anyone in five seconds.
2026-08-27 · 4 minHow cookie-free visitor counting actually works
You can count visitors without cookies, fingerprints, or storing anything about the person. Here is the mechanism, and the trade-offs we accept for it.
2026-08-18 · 4 minWhat GDPR and ePrivacy actually require of web analytics
The rules are less mysterious than the banner industry makes them sound. Here is what applies to analytics, in plain language.
2026-08-10 · 3 minReading your referrers, and what to do about them
The referrer list is the most actionable panel in any analytics dashboard, and the most misread. Here is how to interpret it and turn it into decisions.