Re: Why block web hit counters?

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On Sep 14, 2:36 am, "Sebastian G." <se...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
chil...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Using a service like StatCounter is NOT unethical. ALL it does is
record the user's IP, and the time and date of access, and then send
that to StatCounter's computers. The big difference is that I get a
complete geolocation analysis on every visit that IS logged there. It
also get information on what operating system was used, and what web
browser the visitor was using. It is NOT unethical for StatCounter for
gather that information and store it on their servers for webmasters
to retrieve later on.

However, it is unethical for the webmaster to annoy the user with things
that don't benefit him.

Ah, but the way that StatCounter operates, the user does not even KNOW
that his or her visit it being logged. When a user goes to a web site,
he/she/they/it should expect to have their visit logged SOMEWHERE.
StatCounter is no different than any other log. What StatCounter does
is TOTALLY INVISIBLE to ALL users that visit my site. The typical web
visitor does not even SEE the web logging service in action. They just
surf the site, just like they would any other site, and StatCounter is
totally INVISIBLE to the user. Since any user who visits any web site
should expect their visits to be logged, the invisible logging service
I have it NOT unethical in ANY way.


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  • Re: Why block web hit counters?
    ... that to StatCounter's computers. ... gather that information and store it on their servers for webmasters ... > I am using the PAID version of the service, and expect to get what I paid ... So you can expect something from SiteCounter, but not anything from the users (providing their information to StatCounter). ...
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  • Re: Why block web hit counters?
    ... the hits to any web site to show up in StatCounter, for the webmasters ... is NOT going to undermine the network. ... Using a service like StatCounter is NOT unethical. ... expect to get what I paid for. ...
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