Sounds like everyone blocking analytics (Plausible in this case), e.g. myself just now, is lumped in with spam bots.
Of course, analytics blocking can’t meaningfully swing the ~99.99% statistic.
Then why not just use that instead?
You surf with JS off because of sites abusing their users' data. This is not it.
Wrong. I surf with JS off because of sites that use JS to collect information about me.
If it's available on the server, then sure that might be considered fair game. But using javascript (or any other client-side tool) to do what you should instead do server-side is abusing users (or their data).
Putting analytics inline so it's "not ad-blocked by a url request" is absolutely disrespecting users and a perfect reason to turn off javascript.
Plausible doesn't collect information about you, but the site's usage. Do you also object to physical stores putting up cameras?
Here's their own instance, open to public.
https://plausible.io/plausible.io
> If it's available on the server, then sure that might be considered fair game. But using javascript (or any other client-side tool) to do what you should instead do server-side is abusing users (or their data).
That's quite the affirmation. Is this fact or opinion?
The difference is that the cameras don't get attached to my physical body, doesn't have any ability to monitor my actions after I have left the presence of the physical store, and can't force me to take any physical item or action.
Javascript, on the other hand, has the capability to become persistent, can monitor my computer's activity outside of your website, and can leave a lot (!) of additional data on my computer without my permission.
What a coincidence, Plausible doesn't either.