remove Google Analytics

[orbeckst]

As part of the discussion on privacy #129 we are also tending towards removing intrusive Google Analytics tracking. We still would like to have an idea of number of visitors.

One less intrusive suggestion was https://www.goatcounter.com/ but someone needs to look into what is necessary there.

• remove GA from main site

  MDAnalysis.github.io/_includes/head.html

  Lines 44 to 52 in dce751c

  	<!-- Google Analytics -->
  	<script>
  	(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
  	(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
  	m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
  	})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
  	ga('create', 'UA-18574059-3', 'auto');
  	ga('send', 'pageview');
  	</script>

• check generated docs if we use GA there and remove
• add goatcounter
• share login details in NF teamdrive

[orbeckst]

I registered for goatcounter ; stats at https://mdanalysis.goatcounter.com/

Need to add

<script data-goatcounter="https://mdanalysis.goatcounter.com/count"
        async src="//gc.zgo.at/count.js"></script>

[orbeckst]

It does not look as if we explicitly tracked our sphinx-generated docs: We would have used something like sphinxcontrib-googleanalytics, which we don't use, and I also can't find the tracking ID UA-18574059-3 embedded anywhere else.

[kain88-de]

FYI: Linux News Weekly recently had an article on Google Analytics alternatives. One suggestion there is goatcounter

https://lwn.net/Articles/823525/rss

[orbeckst]

GoatCounter does not have slick fine grained access controls for managers. It looks as if the simplest solution is to share the login details. Let me know if you want them right away. I will also add a document to the shared NumFOCUS team drive.

[kain88-de]

The developer is not a Lawyer. I would rather like to err on the side of caution and include the gdpr note. Best Max.

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[orbeckst]

There's a simple js-based example at https://www.goatcounter.com/code#consent-notice.

[kain88-de]

Follooup article from lwn: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/824294/c2837d5db64c820e/

[orbeckst]

I‘ll merge this PR and open a new one for a GDPR notice.