Joselyn Khor 
Collecting information via web analytics platforms is needed to help a website grow and improve. When doing so, it’s best to strike a balance between getting valuable insights, and keeping the trust of your users by protecting their privacy. This …
The protection of personally identifiable information (PII) is important both for individuals, whose privacy may be compromised, and for businesses that may have their reputation ruined or be liable if PII is wrongly accessed, used, or shared. Curious about what …
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It’s important to learn about personally identifiable information (PII) because of how it relates to data privacy. Identifiable information can be used for illegal purposes like identity theft and fraud. So how can you protect yourself as an innocent web …
Read MoreYour introduction to personally identifiable information: What is PII?
An open letter to the European Parliament’s LIBE committee In an effort to stem the tide of external control over user privacy, Matomo has rallied with other like-minded companies like Protonmail, NextCloud, Tutanota and Mailfence, to advocate for pro-privacy changes to …
Read MoreOpen letter to the European Parliament’s LIBE committee
Website owners in Berlin need consent for using Google Analytics According to the Berlin Data Protection Office, if you’re a website owner collecting and sending data to third-party services (like Google Analytics) who are also using that data “for own …
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What is Google Analytics data sampling, and what’s so bad about it? Google (2019) explains what data sampling is: “In data analysis, sampling is the practice of analysing a subset of all data in order to uncover the meaningful information …
Read MoreWhat is Google Analytics data sampling and what’s so bad about it?
Exceeded GA’s 10M hits data limit, now what? Matomo has the answers “Your data volume (1XXM hits) exceeds the limit of 10M hits per month as outlined in our Terms of Service. If you continue to exceed the limit, we …
Hey everyone! Joselyn here. As always the views of our community remain top of mind. So to make sure you guys know the thinking behind these new projects, we reached out to Matomo’s founder, Matthieu, to ask questions you might …
Read MoreQ&A: An interview with Matomo founder, Matthieu Aubry
Our new website needs a new tagline! We’ve been going with the words “liberating analytics” for a few years and believe it’s time for a refresh. Coming up with a new tagline is leading to a few sleepless nights so …