It seems Dr Dingemanse understands the problems introduced by so-called "tech" companies, e.g., Google.
"For basic visitor statistics I use Matomo, an excellent open source alternative for Google Analytics. IP addresses are anonymized and data never leaves the server."
"For basic visitor statistics I use Matomo, an excellent open source alternative for Google Analytics. IP addresses are anonymized and data never leaves the server."
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