Breaking news: The Austrian Data Protection Authority (“Datenschutzbehörde” or “DSB” or “DPA”) has ruled that Austrian website providers using Google Analytics are in violation of the GDPR. This ruling stems from a decision made in 2020 by the Court of …
Great news for our Matomo users in France, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), has confirmed that Matomo can now be used to collect data without tracking consent. There are specific conditions and measures that are necessary …
Welcome to Data Privacy Day 2021! This year we are excited to announce that we are participating as a #PrivacyAware Champion for DPD21 through the National Cyber Security Alliance. This means that on this significant day we are in partnership …
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here … Matomo Analytics 4 has launched!! We’re incredibly grateful for all community members and contributors who’ve helped with improvements, and our awesome team for all the fixes. We can’t wait for …
EU websites using Google Analytics and Facebook are being targeted by European privacy group noyb after the invalidation of the Privacy Shield. They filed a complaint against 101 websites for continuing to send data to the US. “A quick analysis …
Breaking news: On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that any cloud services hosted in the US are incapable of complying with the GDPR and EU privacy laws. In August 2016, the …
This post was originally published on January 11, 2017, and updated on May, 2020. At Matomo we think privacy matters. From the beginning, Matomo has had a strong focus on privacy and ensuring the privacy of your visitors and analytics data. Here are …
While Google Analytics may seem like a great plugin option on the WordPress directory, we’d like to present a new ethical alternative called Matomo for WordPress, which gives you 100% data ownership and privacy protection. Firstly what does Google Analytics …
Since the GDPR came into effect and turned the online world on its head, confusion around cookies/cookie consent/cookie compliance has been widespread. So we’d like to take this chance to talk more about the supposed “big bad” of the latest …
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 …