StatCounter Says NO!

Folks,

A few months back, StatCounter was approached by an advertiser, offered lots of $$$, and asked to include a spyware cookie on all of our member sites…we refused on the spot.

You install StatCounter to track visitors to your site NOT to open yourself and your visitors up to being spied upon by phantom advertising corporations.

It appears, however, that other players in the world of webstats were happy to take up this offer…

We were shocked to discover just today that another well known stats provider is allowing up to 9 cookies to be installed in the browser of every visitor that hits one of their member websites. This means that the provider is making money by transmitting data on you and your visitors to a third party advertiser. Not only that, but to add insult to injury, the cookies are causing the member websites to load very slowly too.

In light of this, StatCounter wants to assure you that we track your visitors for you, only you and not any one else.

Which provider would you prefer??

StatCounter says No!

By the way, welcome to our new blog πŸ˜‰


1,030 Comments

  1. I’m a new member and I’m happy to know that statcounter says NO.
    Good work atatcounter team !

  2. Thank you very much. I am very happy with your service. I used to be with another statistics tracker, but I found your stats tracking to be more descriptive than theirs, and I have been with you ever since. I think it’s been over two years now. Cheers!

  3. Thanks for say NO too. There are many services who say that they are free but actually they it are not, and only they think about how to spy for other companies. I am very glad to have chosen StatCounter.

    Greetings of bromine.

  4. You’ve got a loyal fan in me and I’m glad you chose us over them (and the big bucks).

  5. i’ve been using SC for almost a year now and i just want to say that i’ve faced no problems whatsoever. and it has one of the most user-friendly interfaces too =]

    great job guys, and thanks!

  6. I am using StatCounter for a long time and its awesome, this NO decision was great.

  7. Peoples unite! Support companies like this who support the people, not corporotocracy! Thank you StatCounter for remaining principled in the face of a large cash offer. Fantastically reassuring to know some principles are still NOT FOR SALE!!!

  8. Y’all rock. My page is big enough that I should really upgrade to a paid account, but I have other things I need to spend cash on right now. As soon as I’m able, I will comfortably and happily pay you. You’ve certainly earned it. Rock on. πŸ™‚

  9. Thanks for saying no Statcounter.

    Money is very tempting at times, but doing the right this always goes ahead. By making such a wise decision, your customers and users are very happy.

    Please continue to make such great decisions in the future.

    PS nice blog πŸ˜‰

  10. Excellent. And that is why I pay for the service you provide…and recommend it to everyone.

  11. Excellant choice.

    BTW your stats have provided me with valuable information as to how to improve my site in order to attract more visitors.

    Keep up the good work

  12. Very good, StatCounter! I love using your easy user interface, its so simple! Keep up evrything!

  13. Great job StatCounter. This service is really one of the best free services available on the web. Your service’s quality and your company’s integrity are truly admirable. Keep up the good work, and we’ll keep spreading the word.

  14. Statcounter is great service. It’s appreciated that you keep the snakes in the grass at bay. Thanks!!

  15. Kudos!
    It is great that you have integrity to say “No!” to an offer like this.
    It is for reasons like this that I’ve not even considered using a different counter since I discovered yours.
    Thanks a lot on my behalf!!

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