Adblock blocks Google Analytics

FabianW · Post by **FabianW** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:39 pm

Hi!

Why do Adblock block the urchin.js of Google Analytics? So GA can't count users with AdBlock visting my website .

Best regards from Germany

jamieplucinski · Post by **jamieplucinski** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:16 pm

Many lists block that as a privacy concern, I know mine does.

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:49 pm

FabianW wrote:Why do Adblock block the urchin.js of Google Analytics? So GA can't count users with AdBlock visting my website .

First, Adblock Plus blocks nothing on its own ... subscriptions do.

Second, both the "EasyList" and "Cedric's Liste" subscriptions do NOT block google-analytics.

It IS in our optional "ABP Tracking Filter" subscription though (for users who don't want to be tracked).

Peng · Post by **Peng** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:56 am

Personally, it's not the privacy that bothers me, it's the flood of first-party cookies.

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:00 am

That too ... and the 'marketing analysis'

IceDogg · Post by **IceDogg** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:11 am

All of the above and my own paranoia.

jamieplucinski · Post by **jamieplucinski** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:31 am

All of the above and wondering why people would rather use JavaScript that isn't executed by spiders when server-side logging works better and logs everything.

cuzz · Post by **cuzz** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:04 pm

If advertisers like it I don't want it