As the website owner, how do I ensure my own privacy? Also, how do I minimize tracking of visitors while getting some form of analytics? Any security tips are welcome too.
Don't attract any lawsuits. (These can unmask the site registration.)
Don't use tools that might embed PII (eg your name, or some software ID traceable to you) into the rendered html.
Don't write in an idiosyncratic style.
Don't post content in the same "working hours" all the time. Spread it out widely.
etc.
> Also, how do I minimize tracking of visitors while getting some form of analytics?
1. Google Analytics does not track users across unrelated sites.
2. Use netlify.
3. Host the server yourself.
#1 and #2 compromise your privacy as google or netlify will know who you are. #3, to do it right, you have to use fringe providers that accept payment in bitcoin.
> Any security tips are welcome too.
Hire a consultant for security & privacy. We're past the age of amateur DIY.
Do you really think that creepy Google will just say no to the free data? Why would they even give out GA for free to begin with then?
It's like trusting an alcoholic with guarding a warehouse full of bottles at night. Actually it's worse, because at least with the bottles you can count them all given enough time, where as creepy G can use the data in a plausibly-deniable way you wouldn't be able to confirm for sure without looking at their code.
> how do I minimize tracking of visitors while getting some form of analytics
Server logs.