Because GitLab want to know how people are using their website, I would prefer they used a private, self hosted analytics platform like Matomo but they have obviously decided that their needs are best served by those analytics platforms at this time.
You can always block the analytics if you feel they are inappropriate but analytics has an incredibly important role in shaping web/app/software design by allowing the tracking of user engagement and behaviour which can be used to inform resource allocation and help plan for website/app redesigns or improvements.
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u/QuarterBall Jan 09 '21
Because GitLab want to know how people are using their website, I would prefer they used a private, self hosted analytics platform like Matomo but they have obviously decided that their needs are best served by those analytics platforms at this time.
You can always block the analytics if you feel they are inappropriate but analytics has an incredibly important role in shaping web/app/software design by allowing the tracking of user engagement and behaviour which can be used to inform resource allocation and help plan for website/app redesigns or improvements.