Neil Black
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Field notes on collection. The order of this list can change from topics you have actually opened, once consent is on.
Checking this browser…
What the server adds to a beacon
The body that leaves the browser is not the record that gets stored. Receipt time, a parsed user agent, and edge headers are added on the way in.
serverbeaconsPersonalization from the same signals
The signals used to measure a visit can also change the page. A small rules engine, a consent gate, and a panel that says which rule fired.
personalizationconsentWhat a browser can reveal on page load
Before a beacon is sent, the load has already produced a timeline, a request list, and a set of client signals. Here is what that record contains, and what it does not.
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