GDPR in Open Web Analytics Updated on April 4, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 0 Minutes, 47 Seconds to Read General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance made user privacy an important step in web design in 2018. The popular WordPress content management system (CMS) built in a GDPR section to assist its users with compliance while other CMS’s offered plugins to do the same. Open Web Analytics doesn’t have a GDPR module but added features the same year to assist users with compliance. Here we’ll cover how to improve GDPR compliance in Open Web Analytics. Improve GDPR Compliance Log into Open Web Analytics. Select Administration at the top. Turn on Anonymize IP Addresses to remove the last octet – e.g. 128.0.0.*** – during storage. Turn off Geo-location to ignore visitor location using Geo-IP. Turn off Feed Link Tracking to block tracking RSS or Atom feeds. Disable or remove unneeded modules – Domstream, Maxmind GeoIP, and Remote Queue. Open Web Analytics also respects the Do Not Track web browser settings. Learn more about Open Web Analytics in our Support Center. Share this Article InMotion Hosting Contributor Content Writer InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals! More Articles by InMotion Hosting Related Articles How to Google Analytics to WordPress Without a Plugin Secure Matomo Analytics With The Security Info Plugin How to Migrate to Google Analytics 4 From UA How to Include Google Analytics Tracking Code with PHP Enabling Google Analytics in Koken Adding Google Analytics to Ghost Debug Google Analytics with Google Analytics Debugger How to use Google Analytics with PHP-Nuke Adding Google Analytics to a Container in Google Tag Manager Installing Google Analytics on Your Website
