The Monoid Blog
Privacy, analytics, and the open web — written for developers.
Inaccessible Consent Banners Now Create Two Legal Liabilities, Not One
The European Accessibility Act made WCAG 2.2 enforceable in June 2025. A banner a screen reader cannot navigate invalidates GDPR consent. Cookie-free analytics sidesteps both problems.
Read more →Google Reversed Its Fingerprinting Ban: What Developers Need to Know
In February 2025, Google lifted its own ban on device fingerprinting. Here is what changed, why regulators are alarmed, and what it means for your analytics stack.
Read more →Why Tracking-Heavy Services Cost You More Than You Think
Most apps collect far more than they need to function. Here is what that data actually does, who profits from it, and why the risk doesn't stay with the company collecting it.
Read more →What 'Privacy-First' Actually Means in Your Analytics Stack
The phrase is everywhere, but most tools using it still store identifiers, fingerprints, or hashed emails. Here is what a technically sound privacy-first data model looks like.
Read more →How a 2 KB Analytics Tracker Keeps Your Core Web Vitals Green
Traditional analytics scripts are heavy enough to move your Lighthouse score. Here is what a lightweight tracker does differently — and why it matters for real users.
Read more →Google Analytics Is Overkill for Most Sites: A Developer's Case
Google Analytics collects far more than most sites need. Here's why a lightweight, privacy-first alternative changes the developer experience — and the visitor experience.
Read more →Adding Privacy-First Analytics to a Next.js App
A step-by-step guide to integrating Monoid into Next.js without cookies, consent banners, or compliance headaches.
Read more →Why Cookie-Free Analytics Don't Need a Consent Banner
Most analytics tools require a cookie consent popup because they store personal data. Here is the technical reason privacy-first analytics skips that entirely.
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