The payload is 19KB. Then the browser has to run all that code, continually, for the duration of the visit. This sucks terribly on underpowered android phones, which is the most common internet access device on earth.
If you use Global Site Tag (as Google recommends) then it's more than twice as much code (and twice the GETs).
But so what.
So a small shop has better things to focus on, and obsessing over Google's idea of analytics isn't necessarily the top priority. That's what the whole article is about.
Would be nice if if it offered specifics on the "liability" but it does not.
Think of privacy as a limited resource: once you spend it, it's gone. In this case, you're spending your own privacy to get access to Google's dashboard. This could bite you in the ass if you ever found yourself at the negotiation table with a company that knows everything there is to know about your business.
And that's just one issue -- you're also, of course, dumping all possible info about your users into Google's servers as well, and you're not even getting paid for it.
And for the weight of an "extensive privacy policy", I'm not buying this as a great reason.
You're not alone, but there are more people every day who do. You handwaving it away is fine but doesn't invalidate the point being made.
Again, what!? I'm not seeing these prompts.
Congratulations, I suppose! But why are you acting confused? The author provided a link explaining them. Which prompts pop up vary according to the laws of the region Google geolocates you in. Spend a few bucks on a European VPN if you want proof.
I think your comment is the poorly researched rant. "What?" and "I'm not buying this" aren't sound arguments. You cherry-picked some bullet points, but ignored the citation provided, which expanded on every single one of them.
If you use Global Site Tag (as Google recommends) then it's more than twice as much code (and twice the GETs).
So a small shop has better things to focus on, and obsessing over Google's idea of analytics isn't necessarily the top priority. That's what the whole article is about. Think of privacy as a limited resource: once you spend it, it's gone. In this case, you're spending your own privacy to get access to Google's dashboard. This could bite you in the ass if you ever found yourself at the negotiation table with a company that knows everything there is to know about your business.And that's just one issue -- you're also, of course, dumping all possible info about your users into Google's servers as well, and you're not even getting paid for it.
You're not alone, but there are more people every day who do. You handwaving it away is fine but doesn't invalidate the point being made. Congratulations, I suppose! But why are you acting confused? The author provided a link explaining them. Which prompts pop up vary according to the laws of the region Google geolocates you in. Spend a few bucks on a European VPN if you want proof.I think your comment is the poorly researched rant. "What?" and "I'm not buying this" aren't sound arguments. You cherry-picked some bullet points, but ignored the citation provided, which expanded on every single one of them.