I would like to expand the discussion on privacy and security to web analytics, more specifically self-hosted and open-source analytics tools. I don’t believe all analytics are bad, especially given that each request to a server will provide the server with some information on your device and connection. As someone self-hosting different tools and websites, I do care about getting some information on users visiting my sites, especially to monitor for security purposes, while remaining conscious of the user’s privacy.
I want to get the community’s input on different analytics software that is worthwhile implementing. At the moment I’m looking at https://plausible.io/ and https://www.openwebanalytics.com/ as viable options. I would love to hear if anyone has tried them or has other recommendations for analytics.